It is a place of representative buildings including the headquarters of the Czech National Bank, old palaces and luxurious shops.
[2] In 2019, with the amount of rent 2,820 euros (72,478 CZK) per square meter per year, ranked on 18th place among the most expensive shopping streets in the world.
[3] Na Příkopě street leads on the site of former 10-meter-wide and 8-meter-deep moat from 1234, which led along the medieval walls of the Old Town.
Water flowed directly from the Vltava river and when the moat was filled, the Old Town formed a closed island.
However, in 1978 the metro station was opened at Můstek, and Line B followed the street since 1985 for almost its entire length to the Republic Square.