Blog posts tagged with 'charlesbridge'

Prague is the 2nd most romantic city in Europe. Did you know that? Prague has a lots of breath-taking views, fairy tale cobblestone streets and pastel-coloured buildings, chapels, castles, candlelit dinners, and horse-drawn carriages is the ideal recipe for romance. As one walks the historic bridges and old parts of the city, one will hear buskers playing classic old music that catapults one back to the times of Mozart and Beethoven.

Prague is one of the continent's main tourist attractions. In fact, it is...

The Tower is the gateway to the famous Charles Bridge from the east side of the Vltava river. Completed before 1380 as a part of the fortifications, it’s considere one of the most beautiful Gothic gate in Europe. It is the work of the architect Peter Parler, who also designed the Charles Bridge and part of St. Vitus Cathedral. It took 25 years and around 100 stonemasons to build the tower.

The tower rises nearly 50 metres high. A spiral staircase with 136 stairs leads from the gateway entrance up to the to...

Before the Charles Bridge, there was the Judith Bridge. Named after King Vladislav II’s wife, Queen Judith, the Judith Bridge was built between 1158 and 1172 and was the first stone bridge to cross the Vltava. It was one of the first stone bridges in Central Europe. Only two other stone bridges were built in Central Europe at that time - in Dresden and in Regensburg.

_{Autor: Ondřej Šefců: z knihy Kamenný most v Praze}

Today is the 680th anniversary of the devastating flood that destroyed the bridge on 3rd F...