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 filmmakers and various television shoots for example Spiderman or Mission impossible. Today, no one counts how many films he starred in.
The cooper Josef Pohořal, who inherited his trade from his father, used to have a workshop under the stairs. The workshop was here even after World War II. world war. Today there are sales galleries under the stairs.
