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Charles Bridge, Prague: Overall view of bridge, Old Town bridge tower in the foreground

Date

Circa 1910

Creator

G. Massiot & cie
Part of: Architectural Lantern Slides of Bohemia and Moravia (present-day Czechia)
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries

The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is also decorated by an alley of 30 statues, most of them baroque style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.

The Charles Bridge is a famous historic bridge that crosses the Vltava (Moldau) river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau), the Charles Bridge was the most important connection between the Old Town, Prague Castle and adjacent areas until 1841. This "solid-land" connection made Prague important as a trade route between Eastern and Western Europe. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or the Prague Bridge (Pražský most) but has been the "Charles Bridge" since 1870. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side, begun 1373 by Peter Parler.

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Creator
G. Massiot & cie
Date
Circa 1910
Publisher
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
Material Type
photographs
Conditions Governing Access
To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library to arrange an appointment
Related Location
Prague Středočeský, Czech Republic

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