Charles bridge
Charles Bridge is a famous arts bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the first of 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river in Prague, Charles Bridge used to be the most essential connection between the Old Town, Prague Castle and conterminous areas until 1841. Also this ’solid-land’ connection made Prague essential as a change route between east and west 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.
The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by threesome bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the ordinal digit on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often thoughtful to be digit of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700. One of most popular Prague landmark, with many photos, videos around.
Coordinates: 50°05′11″N, 14°24′42″E
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