Prague's Bridges, Charles Bridge
Charming Prague bridges
Prague bridges are bound up with the capital city of Czech Republic for centuries. Prague had its own first stone bridge since 1169. This bridge was called the Judith Bridge, after the wife of the king Vladislav I. It connected the Prague banks of the Vltava on the same place like Charles Bridge. The Judith Bridge was lower but longer. It had more spans. The bridge was collapsed in a flood in 1342.
Charles Bridge, the most well-known Prague Bridge
The Charles Bridge was commissioned by Czech king and Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV. and began in 1357. It was also called after him. Charles Bridge is the most well-known and the most frequented Prague Bridge. Thanks the construction by architect Petr Parléř, the bridge stays till today. It is 520 m long, 10 m wide and it is decorated by 30 baroque sculptures by the best sculptors of this time. There is a tower standing on each end of the bridge, the Staroměstská věž on the Old Town end and the Malostranská věž on the Lesser Town end.
To the Prague bridges belong the islands too
If we return to the Lesser Town bank, we can visit the small, but picturesque, Kampa Island. We can find here many splendid palaces, beautiful gardens and parks. It is said, that the ghostly spirits, known from old Prague fairytales, are living here. The riverbanks in Prague are connected by a total of 17 bridges. The highest, the Nusle Bridge, connects not the banks of Vltava river, but extends above the Nusle Valley.
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