Charles Bridge Museum

The Charles Bridge Museum, or Muzeum Karlova mostu, is all about Prague’s most famous crossing: the medieval stone arch bridge that spans the Vltava. Construction began in 1357 under Charles IV, and the bridge was finished in the early 15th century; tradition even gives the first stone a precise start time of 5:31 a.m. on 9 July 1357. The bridge replaced the older Judith Bridge, built between 1158 and 1172, after flood damage in 1342. What makes the story so compelling is how long this was the city’s only river crossing until 1841. For centuries, it linked Prague Castle with the Old Town and sat on the historic coronation route of the Bohemian kings, turning a bridge into a route of power, trade, and ceremony. The bridge itself stretches 516 metres and is nearly 10 metres wide, with 16 arches, three towers, and a long line of 30 statues and statuaries. It was designed in the Gothic style and is associated with Peter Parler. …

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