Šítkov water tower and Mánes building, Prague, circa 1930

Subjects: Castles Historic Towers Rivers & Streams
Card type: Real photo
Date: c. 1930 (White Border)

Back of Šítkov water tower and Mánes building, Prague, circa 1930, c. 1930 real photo postcard — Back

About this postcard

Elevated view along the Vltava in Prague, with the old Šítkov water tower and the functionalist Mánes building at center. The tower, topped by an onion dome, is a remnant of the former Šítkov mills; the Mánes exhibition hall opened in 1930 for the Mánes Union of Fine Arts. Trams and pedestrians move along the embankment, boats are moored on the river, and Prague Castle sits on the horizon at left.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

GREETINGS FROM PRAGUE. WAS IN ROME SUN. CAME HERE TUES. SEEN THE POPE JM

Addressed to

MR & MRS A. WILEY

11245 HANDLE RD. BEREA, OH

Postcard record

Publisher	NAKLADATELSTVI ORBIS - PRAHA
Condition	Fair
Place addressed	MR & MRS A. WILEY, 11245 HANDLE RD., BEREA, OH
Place depicted	Prague, Czechoslovakia
Publisher	NAKLADATELSTVI ORBIS - PRAHA, Prague, Czechoslovakia
Stamp	Kčs 0,70 printed postal indicium, imperforate
Stamp	Kčs 0,70 printed postal indicium (no portrait), imperforate
Notes	Black-and-white photograph; no white border; surface creases and scratches visible. No readable postmark (only a partial black cancellation arc by the stamp box). Stamp removed — torn area at top right. Divided-back glossy photo card with Czech printed caption and Orbis (Prague) imprint; message in blue ink. Front shows Prague, Mánes building and water tower.

Cite this card

Šítkov water tower and Mánes building, Prague, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/tkov-water-tower-and-m-nes-building-prague-circa-1930. Accessed November 3, 2026.