Prague - Kranner's fountain

An interesting monument that will certainly catch your eye during a walk along the first stone embankment of the capital city of Prague is the Kranner Fountain, also called the Francis I Monument. It is located in the Prague 1 district in the small park of the National Awakening in the Old Town on the Smetana embankment. The idea to build this neo-Gothic monument to Emperor Francis I celebrating the Habsburg rule came from a decision of the Diet...