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Charles Bridge

Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century.
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  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: bridge in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Karlův most”
  • Wheelchair access: yes
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of the Czech Republic and Franz Kafka Museum.

Library
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The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept. is situated 370 metres east of Charles Bridge.

Museum
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The in is dedicated to the author Franz Kafka. The museum hosts a number of first edition Kafka books. is situated 150 metres north of Charles Bridge.

Castle
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is a castle complex in , serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. is situated 710 metres northwest of Charles Bridge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Malá Strana and Old Town and Josefov.

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

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Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Charles Bridge

Latitude
50.08663° or 50° 5′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.41056° or 14° 24′ 38″ east
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
Inception
1402
Open location code
9F2P3CP6+M6
Open­Street­Map ID
way 119016167
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­bridge
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
6269522
Wiki­data ID
Q204871
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In Other Languages

From Afrikaans to Yue Chinese—“Charles Bridge” goes by many names.
  • Afrikaans: “Karelsbrug”
  • Arabic: “جسر تشارلز”
  • Arabic: “جسر كارل”
  • Armenian: “Կառլի կամուրջ”
  • Armenian: “Կարլի կամուրջ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Karl körpüsü”
  • Bashkir: “Карл күпере”
  • Basque: “Karlos Zubia”
  • Basque: “Karlosen Zubia”
  • Belarusian: “Карлаў мост”
  • Belarusian: “Пражскі мост”
  • Breton: “Pont Charlez”
  • Bulgarian: “Карлов мост”
  • Catalan: “pont de Carles”
  • Catalan: “Pont de Carles”
  • Chinese: “查理大桥”
  • Chinese: “查理大橋”
  • Croatian: “Karlov most”
  • Czech: “Karlův most”
  • Danish: “Karlsbroen”
  • Dutch: “Karelsbrug”
  • Dutch: “Karluv most”
  • Dutch: “Karlův most”
  • Esperanto: “Karola Ponto”
  • Esperanto: “Ponto de Karolo”
  • Finnish: “Kaarlensilta”
  • Finnish: “Karlův most”
  • French: “Karluv most”
  • French: “pont Charles”
  • French: “Pont Charles”
  • Galician: “Ponte de Carlos”
  • Georgian: “კარლის ხიდი”
  • German: “Karlsbrücke”
  • German: “Karlův most”
  • Greek: “Γέφυρα του Καρόλου”
  • Hebrew: “גשר צ’ארלס”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קארל”
  • Hebrew: “גשר קרל”
  • Hindi: “charles bridge”
  • Hungarian: “Károly híd”
  • Icelandic: “Karlsbrúin”
  • Indonesian: “Jembatan Charles”
  • Irish: “Droichead Shéarlais”
  • Italian: “Karlův most”
  • Italian: “ponte Carlo”
  • Italian: “Ponte Carlo”
  • Japanese: “カレラ橋”
  • Japanese: “カレル橋”
  • Kazakh: “Карлов көпірі”
  • Korean: “까를교”
  • Korean: “카를교”
  • Latin: “Pons Caroli”
  • Latvian: “Kārļa tilts”
  • Lithuanian: “Karolio tiltas”
  • Luxembourgish: “Karelsbréck”
  • Macedonian: “Карлов мост”
  • Mongolian: “Карлын гүүр”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlsbroa”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Karlsbroen”
  • Norwegian: “Karlsbroen”
  • Persian: “پل کارل”
  • Polish: “Most Karola w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Most Karola”
  • Portuguese: “Ponte Carlos”
  • Romanian: “Podul Carol”
  • Russian: “Карлов мост”
  • Russian: “Карлов Мост”
  • Serbian: “Karlov most”
  • Serbian: “Karlův most”
  • Serbian: “Карлов мост”
  • Slovak: “Karlov most”
  • Slovak: “Karolov most”
  • Slovenian: “Karlov most”
  • Somali: “Buundada Karluv”
  • Spanish: “puente Carlos”
  • Spanish: “Puente Carlos”
  • Spanish: “puente de Carlos”
  • Spanish: “Puente de Carlos”
  • Swedish: “Karlsbron”
  • Swedish: “Karlův most”
  • Swiss German: “Karlsbrücke”
  • Thai: “สะพานชาลส์”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Karlsbrücke”
  • Turkish: “Karl Köprüsü”
  • Ukrainian: “Карлів міст”
  • Ukrainian: “Карлов міст”
  • Ukrainian: “Карловий міст”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Karlowy móst”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Korlowy móst”
  • Vietnamese: “Cầu Karl”
  • Welsh: “Pont Carlo”
  • Wu Chinese: “查理大桥”
  • Yue Chinese: “查理大橋”

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