Palladium is the largest shopping mall in central Prague. It is on Republic Square (Namesti Republiky), opposite Municipal House, just a few minutes walk from Old Town Square and Wenceslas Square. Palladium is an ultra-modern, multi-level shopping centre containing 200 shops, cafés, cashpoints (ATMs), a pharmacy, and health and beauty and fast food outlets. International stores include Body Shop, Calvin Klein, Esprit, Estée Lauder, DATART electricals, Guess, H&M, Lush, Marks & Spencer, Orsay, Mango and other well-known brands. Although Palladium is very 21st century on the inside, from the outside it is chateau like in appearance. The complex was built on the site of an 18th-century building, and the façade was maintained. Below ground level is an Albert supermarket and a public car park which is open 24 hours, 7 days a week. Price: 55 CZK per hour or 700 CZK per day. Around Christmas, Easter and over other festive periods, wooden market huts are erected in front of Palladium selling hand-crafted goods and local food and drink. |