Petřín Mirror Maze celebrates 130 years. In the summer, it will also undergo scheduled repairs.

Petřín Mirror Maze is one of the most popular tourist venues in Prague. In 2021 almost 177,000 people came to see it, putting it 10th among the most visited of Prague heritage monuments. The exhibition pavilion, which is a copy of the no longer standing Šipka Gate at Prague’s Vyšehrad first stood at the Prague Exhibition Grounds in Stromovka, built for the Jubilee Territorial Exhibition of 1891. A year later it came to top off Petřín hill. In 1893 a Mirror Maze was opened in this exhibition hall. 

“As part of the anniversary celebrations we have prepared special forty-minute guided tours for visitors to Petřín, run each Sunday, focusing not only on the maze, but Petřín hilltop too. The tours are completely free of charge and will start every half hour between 10:00 and 18:00 hrs,” says Klára Malá, spokesperson for Prague City Tourism. 

Visitors can also look forward to a small memento with their ticket and take part in a competition for interesting prizes by completing a knowledge quiz. Last but not least, symbolically, the first 130 visitors will get free entry to the Mirror Maze itself. 

“This year, on the occasion of the anniversary, we are also investing in repairs to the monument. This will involve reconstructing the skylight above the famous painting by the Liebscher brothers that has become an increasingly popular part of the maze over time,” says František Cipro, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Prague City Tourism. The company plans to commence repairs in early June. 

The diorama, which depicts Prague citizens resisting the invading Swedes on Charles Bridge in 1648, is one of the largest paintings in the country according to art experts. The painting was recently completely restored by academic painter and restorer Petr Kadlec, over nearly four years.