Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge, or Karlův most, was born from the ambitions of a king and the needs of a growing city. Construction began in 1357 under King Charles IV, following a design by the master mason Peter Parler, and the bridge opened as a crucial link between Prague Castle and the Old Town. Spanning the Vltava, it measures about 516 metres in length and roughly 10 metres wide, with 16 arches supported by three towers—the Old Town Bridge Tower on the east and two on the Lesser Town side, including the Malá Strana Tower. This stone arch bridge replaced the earlier Judith Bridge after a devastating flood in 1342 and quickly became the city’s primary crossing, guiding centuries of trade along Prague’s coronation route. Its statuary, a continuous alley of about 30 figures, dates largely to the Baroque period around 1700, though replicas now stand in place of the originals. …
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