U Černého medvěda

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U Černého medvěda (At the Black Bear)
Týn, Staré Město
Prague, September 2024

“The House at the Black Bear is a house at No. 642/6 in Týn in the Old Town of Prague in the historical area of Ungelt, which also extends into Štupartská Street (No. 5) with its rear part. It stands next to the House at the Blue Eagle, and on Štupartská Street the House of Šviks from Lukonos is also adjacent to it. The first mention of the house dates back to 1428, the current ground plan was originally intersected by the Týn wall (remains of a moat and palisade were also discovered during archaeological research), and one house stood outside and the other inside. These two houses were already connected in the Middle Ages. During the Renaissance, the main facade on the ground floor was rebuilt and a new one was built on the first floor. After the fire of Prague in 1689 , the house was rebuilt in Baroque style, and it underwent another Baroque reconstruction in 1718. In 1915, the entrance from Štupartská Street was closed. In the 1980s, the house was converted into a hotel, and its building permit was issued in 1984. The facade facing Týn is decorated with statues of St. Leopold (right) and St. Florian (left). There was also a statue of St. John of Nepomuk. At the top of the tympanum is a bust of Charles VI.” (Dům U Černého medvěda, Wikipedia)