Na P艡铆kop臎 (On the Moat) 鈥 along with Revolu膷n铆 (Revolution), 28.艡铆jna (28 October 1918; Czechoslovak Independence Day) and N谩rodn铆 t艡铆da (National Ave) 鈥 follows the line of the moat that once ran along the foot of Star茅 M臎sto鈥檚 city walls (the moat was filled in at the end of the 18th century).
Na P艡铆kop臎 meets Wenceslas Square at Na M暖stku (On the Little Bridge). A small stone bridge once crossed the moat here 鈥 you can still see a remaining arch in the underground entrance to M暖stek metro station, on the left just past the ticket machines.
In the 19th century, this fashionable street was the haunt of Prague鈥檚 German cafe society. Today it is (along with Wenceslas Square and Pa艡铆啪sk谩) the city鈥檚 main upmarket shopping precinct, lined with banks, shopping malls and tourist cafes.