Galerie Harfa

Galerie Harfa is a shopping mall located in the Libeň district of Prague, Czech Republic. It has around 160 shops and an area of 49,000 square metres (527,000 sq ft).^[1] The centre has a distinctive dinosaur-themed amusement park on the roof, which opened a year after the shopping centre itself.

Galerie Harfa

Location	Českomoravská 2420/15a, Prague, Czech Republic, 190 00
Coordinates	50°6′15.48″N 14°29′27.24″E
Opening date	11 November 2010
No. of stores and services	160
Total retail floor area	49,000 square metres (527,000 sq ft)
Parking	1,600 spaces
Website	www.galerieharfa.cz

History

Galerie Harfa opened on 11 November 2010 as the only shopping centre to open in Prague that year.^[2] The following year a dinosaur-themed amusement park on the roof, DinoPark Praha [cs], opened.^[3]

Tenants

Galerie Harfa opened with an ice rink on its roof as well as various services including dry cleaning, hairdressing, and banking. There is also a food court with cafes and restaurants, as well as a gym.^[1]

The Czech Ice Hockey Hall of Fame was housed at Galerie Harfa for eight years until it closed in May 2023.^[4]

Events

Harfa was home to an exhibition of Czech athletics history from December 2014 leading up to the 2015 European Athletics Indoor Championships, which were held in the adjacent O2 Arena.^[5] Harfa hosted a fanzone for the 2015 IIHF World Championship, which was held in Prague and Ostrava.^[6] In 2023 it co-hosted the Czech Republic Squash Championship.^[7] The centre has hosted an annual chocolate festival dating back to at least 2013.^[8]

Transport

The centre is served by the Českomoravská metro station on Prague Metro's Line B, which also provides local bus services. Tram stops Divadlo Gong and Ocelářska are also close to Harfa. The Praha-Libeň railway station is a short distance from the shopping centre too.

See also

• List of shopping malls in the Czech Republic

References

1. "Ve Vysočanech otevřela nákupní Galerie Harfa". Deník (in Czech). 11 November 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
2. "Otevření Galerie Harfa". Hospodářské noviny (in Czech). 15 December 2010. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
3. Fryšarová, Eva (28 April 2011). "Na střeše pražského nákupního centra Galerie Harfa se probudili dinosauři". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
4. Fraňková, Ruth (28 June 2023). "New Czech hockey Hall of Fame to open next year". Radio Prague International. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
5. Kuchyňová, Zdeňka (11 December 2014). "V pražské Galerii Harfa byla zahájena unikátní atletická výstava". Radio Prague International (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
6. Bereň, Michael (30 April 2015). "VIDEO: Fanzóna otevřena. Snad tady bude co nejvíc lidí, přeje si Hertl". Mladá fronta DNES (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
7. Ardon, Filip (8 March 2023). "Republikové mistrovství ve squashi láká na unikátní kurt za miliony korun". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2023.
8. Šťastný, Vladimír (23 March 2013). "Podívejte se: Unikátní čokoládové kousky představí Galerie Harfa". Deník (in Czech). Retrieved 26 November 2023.

External links

Official website