Baba, Prague’s modernist plateau: architecture, views and European heritage

Photo: Vít Pohanka, Radio Prague International

In this episode of Prague off the Beaten Track, we head to Baba, a rocky plateau just north of Hanspaulka. Built in the 1930s as a model housing exhibition, the Baba villa colony combines functionalist architecture with sweeping views over Prague. From here, even the city’s most familiar landmarks appear — just from angles most visitors never see.

At first glance, Baba feels like a natural extension of nearby Hanspaulka.

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Author: Vít Pohanka