Straka Academy, Government headquarters in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic.

Straka Academy is a Neo-Baroque building on the left bank of the Vltava in Malá Strana, Prague, designed by Václav Roštlapil and built in 1893–1896. Its long pale yellow facade has a central pavilion with a green copper dome topped by a lantern, sculptures by Josef Mauder beneath the dome, and rows of windows between flat pilasters. A garden of 17,000 m², laid out under František Thomayer, adjoins it.

Count Jan Petr Straka of Nedabylice bequeathed his estate in 1710 to found a foundation educating poor noble youth, but the institution was built only in 1893–1896 to Václav Roštlapil's design and opened on 21 March 1897. From 1939 the protectorate government used it, and since 1993 it has housed the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic.

The academy owes its name to Count Jan Petr Straka of Nedabylice, who in 1710 bequeathed his estate to fund education for poor noble youth. A memorial plaque in the vestibule, unveiled in 1997, bears part of his will. The garden, laid out under František Thomayer, remains part of the complex.

The building stands on the left bank of the Vltava at nábřeží Edvarda Beneše 4/128 in Malá Strana, facing the river across a strip of grass and a road. It is the working seat of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, so the interiors are not open to the public; the 17,000 m² garden laid out under František Thomayer is likewise not a public park. View the riverfront facade and the green copper dome from the embankment or from the opposite bank.

The building once contained a swimming pool, an unusual feature for its era that reveals the progressive thinking behind its original design. Such amenities reflected advanced ideas about education and wellness during that period.