Palác Euro, Commercial building in New Town, Prague, Czech Republic
Palác Euro is a modern building that closes the row of buildings at the lower end of Wenceslas Square in the Můstek area of Prague's New Town. It was completed in 2002 to the design of studio DaM architekti, with Richard Doležal, Petr Malinský, Martin Kotík, Petr Burian and Michal Pokorný among the architects. A passage known as the "myší díra" runs along its rear side near the entrance to the Můstek metro station, leading to Jungmannovo náměstí.
The site held a three-storey corner house that was demolished in the 1970s during the construction of the Prague metro, leaving a gap in the lower part of Wenceslas Square. The current palace, designed by studio DaM architekti with architects Richard Doležal, Petr Malinský, Martin Kotík, Petr Burian and Michal Pokorný, was completed in 2002. It replaced a former Hungarian cultural centre.
The passage known as "myší díra" (mouse hole) runs along the rear of the palace beside the entrance to the Můstek metro station, linking Wenceslas Square with Jungmannovo náměstí. The lower floors house a Foot Locker shoe shop, and the building closes the row of houses at the lower end of the square.
The palace closes the lower end of Wenceslas Square at Můstek, with the Můstek metro station entrance directly beside its rear passage, the "myší díra", which leads to Jungmannovo náměstí. The Foot Locker shop occupies the lower floors; the upper floors are offices.
The passage along the rear of the palace, beside the Můstek metro entrance, is called "myší díra" (mouse hole) and leads to Jungmannovo náměstí. The building stands on the site of a former Hungarian cultural centre, and the three-storey corner house that preceded it was demolished in the 1970s during construction of the metro.
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