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Kranner staircase

As early as 1622, Charles of Liechtenstein was thinking about the staircase between Kampa and the Charles Bridge. Time, however, had other concerns. Only the flood in 1784 was the last impulse to build at least a wooden spiral staircase from Kampa to the Charles Bridge in 1785. 

 

 

Until then, people from the flooded Kampa had to climb ladders from their houses and boats to the bridge. In 1844, Josef Ondřej Kranner built the current neo-Gothic stone staircase. This staircase is still a popular backdrop for fi...

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