House near Goliáš in the Old Town in Prague

On the site of today's building, there were originally 2 important houses - no. 494 and 495. The first of them was named for the first time in 1433 and in the 16th century it bore the name "U Goliáše" or "U David a velkeho Goliáše", according to the local printer Urban Goliáš (documented in 1654), which in the middle of the 17th century was underlined by the paintings of both Old Testament heroes, with each being on a different side of the corner. Still…