Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Having moved to a new location, Prague’s largest, most eclectic marketplace has lost some of its soul, reckons photographer Rishabh Kaul

Expats.cz Staff Jason Pirodsky

Written by Expats.cz Staff,  Jason Pirodsky Published on 09.03.2017 15:42:25 (updated on 09.03.2017) Reading time: 1 minute

Culture Daily News

Local photographer Rishabh Kaul spent months documenting the Kolbenova flea market in Prague 9, a fascinating place where the sellers and buyers are as interesting as the wares they deal.

The flea market recently moved to a new location at U Elektry, Vysočany, which Kaul says “carries none of the charm and chaos of the older place.” He writes:

PARTNER ARTICLE

Advertisement
Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra

Concerts in the dark, funk and Beethoven: Symphony season kicks off in Prague

“It’s a bit more organised, bit more gentrified, bit more boring. But the old place was a time machine. You looked at the stuff and wondered why someone would even sell those things, and more importantly, who would actually buy them. And then you saw the buyers and the sellers in this weirdly anachronistic setting and you understood.”

Kaul says that the people there were less interested in bargaining for goods as much as scavenging through nostalgia.

“After all, this is where you would come to hunt down the last remaining mullets on the planet.”

See more of the photographer’s work in Summer Sets On Podolí Swimming Pool.

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Become a Member

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

LATEST JOBS

VIEW ALL+ ADD

Global Development Funds Associate

English English Remote work - Czechia

Event & Nightlife Promoter (Clubs, Bars & Events)

English English Prague • CZK 30,000 - 60,000

Procurement Analyst

English English Prague

Business Development Manager — Hotels&Hotel Groups

English English Prague • CZK 70,000 - 130,000

Consultant(e) en recrutement – Marché français

French French Prague • CZK 46,500 - 150,000

Associate Account Management (PGA) – Portuguese

English English Portuguese Portuguese Prague

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

FEATURED EMPLOYERS

VIEW ALL+ ADD
BlueLink International CZ Accenture Manpower Expedia Group AB InBev

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Become a Member

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Become a Member

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Become a Member

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Become a Member

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Advertisement Kunsthalle Membership in-article

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Advertisement Jatka78 Okamžik category list & in-article

Saying Farewell to the Old Kolbenova Flea Market

Did you like this article?

Want to see more from us? Select Expats.cz as a preferred source on Google.

Related articles

Advertisement WhatsApp In-Article & Internal promo

Partner articles

FEATURED JOBS

View all jobs

TRENDING ARTICLES

POPULAR ARTICLES