Lady with Friends

This lady sits with some pigeons on a balcony and watches the flocks of people stroll by on Karlova (Charles Street), on their way to Old Town Square from Charles Bridge.

This is an Art Nouveau statue of the legendary Princess Libuse, head of a West Slavic tribe that founded the Premyslids, a dynasty that ruled Prague for 400 years. She succeeded her father and became the first woman ruler. She married a humble ploughman. She is said to have had a vision that foretold Prague's glories.