From Sudek's favourite Castle and Royal Garden the Ball Games Hall was damaged the most (sometimes called the Great Ball Games Hall). The building, originally intended for the playing of ball games, is a Renaissance site from 1567–1569 designed by the court architect and builder Bonifác Wolmuth.PV (VV, MS) [Pavel Vlček (Václav Vančura, Markéta Svobodová)], Královská zahrada (c. k. dvorní zahrada), in: Pavel Vlček a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy. Pražský hrad a Hradčany, Academia, Praha, 2000, pp.

With their Neo-Renaissance facades, the storage and workshop buildings of the National Theatre were built in 1899 after designs by Karel SkopecIF [Iva Furáková], čp. 438/II, in: Růžena Baťková a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy. Nové Město, Vyšehrad, Vinohrady, Academia, Praha, 1998, p. 325. on a site named after the windy weather conditions there: Větrov, Větrná hora, Větrník or Na Větrově.Marek Lašťovka – Václav Ledvinka a kol., Pražský uličník I.: Encyklopedie názvů pražských veřejných prostranství, Libri, Praha, 1997, pp. 49–50.

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In the area under the Libeň Bridge, at the railway station at Maniny in Holešovice harbour, a collection point was created in 1942 where all requisitioned metal, mainly church bells from the entire Protectorate, was gathered, as well as memorials, commemorative plaques or metal construction material.See collection of Zdeněk Wirth, Documentation Department, Institute of Art History of the CAS, signature W-A-66. In the summer of 1942, from this location five ships transported nearly ten thousand bells with a total weight of over a million and half tones to Germany.

St Vitus Cathedral stood at the centre of Protectorate events in Prague Castle, where key political figures had their offices and important political acts occurred. One of the most significant of these was the signing of the decree establishing the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia by Adolf Hitler in March 1939. The state president of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, Emil Hácha, resided in the castle permanently, the Reich's protector had an office and private apartment in the southern wing.

The portal bearing the inscription Praesidium, which led to the former presidium and then to the mayor's room and his council chamberThe office operated under the title Presidium from 1784–1950.; see http://www.ahmp.cz/index.html?mid=20&wstyle=0&page=page/docs/prehled-fondu_magistrat1.html (accessed 13 July 2017)., has always been located on the third floor of the town hall.

Josef Sudek captured the highest level of the staircase in the burnt town hall, between the third and fourth floors of Volflin's former house. The staircase was built in 1853 after plans by the builder Jan Bělský as a replacement for the older, late Gothic staircase. During the post-war reconstruction, the staircase was restored to its original form from before the fire.KB (ZV) [Klára Benešovská (Zuzana Všetečková)], čp. 1/I, in: Pavel Vlček a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy. Staré Město, Josefov, Academia, Praha, 1996, s.

There is no doubt that the large town hall window with its view into the courtyard attracted Josef Sudek due to its expressive drapery. Of the remaining photographs there are thirteen negatives of this object or details with views in the courtyard. The series shows the drama surrounding the destruction of the town hall. The drapery, hanging lifelessly out the window, was most likely textile material hung to prevent flying glass in case of an explosion.