Charles Bridge Museum
Charles Bridge Museum, or Muzeum Karlova mostu, sits at the foot of the famed Charles Bridge, a Gothic-era crossing begun in 1357 under King Charles IV and completed in the early 15th century. The museum anchors the story of the bridge itself, which replaced the Judith Bridge after a 1342 flood and became Prague’s vital link between the Castle and the Old Town, shaping the city’s role as a trading crossroads. The Charles Bridge extends about 516 metres in length and roughly 10 metres wide, built as a bow bridge with 16 arches and three bridge towers—the Old Town Bridge Tower on the Old Town side and two on the Lesser Quarter side, including the Malá Strana Tower. Its continuous line of 30 statues and statuaries, originally erected around 1700, is now represented by replicas. The bridge, a national cultural monument, remains central to Prague’s historic coronation route for Bohemian kings. …
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