The City of Prague has restored the Chapel of St. Cross on Petřín Hill. The chapel located near the view tower had been heavily damaged by leaking water. The project coordinated by the City Hall’s Environmental Protection Department cost 2.8 million crowns. 

The Calvary Chapel also known as the St. Cross Chapel was built between 1732 and 1737. The chapel is part of a protected complex on the Petřín Hill including St. Lawrence Church, Holy Sepulchre Chapel, and 14 Stations of the Cross. The chapel has been the last building waiting to be restored in the park at the view tower.

The front of the chapel bears a sgraffito depicting the Resurrection by J. Riedel dating from 1934, based on a drawing by Mikoláš Aleš from 1989. An interesting Baroque-era sandstone pulpit is located at the entrance to the chapel.

Restoration experts cleaned and repaired eroded parts of the building, replaced socle plaster and restored stone, metal and wooden elements, including the roof. A sgraffito on the front of the building has also been restored. The coloring of the facade is based on the results of an expert analysis of the original historic look. All the restoration works observed regulations applicable to protected monuments.