Charles Bridge
Charles Bridge is a medieval stone arch 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 early 15th century.- Tourist attraction
- …lies at an elevation of 176 metres (577 feet)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …dates from 1402
- Description: bridge in Prague, Czech Republic
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Franz Kafka Museum and Prague Castle.
Franz Kafka Museum
Museum
The Franz Kafka Museum in Prague is dedicated to the author Franz Kafka. Franz Kafka Museum is situated 150 metres north of Charles Bridge.
Prague Castle
Castle
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague… Prague Castle is situated 790 metres northwest of Charles Bridge.
Old Town Bridge Tower
Scenic viewpoint
Old Town Bridge Tower is a gothic monument located in Prague, Czech Republic. Old Town Bridge Tower is situated 220 metres east of Charles Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malá Strana and Old Town and Josefov.
Castle and Lesser Town
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague…
Charles Bridge
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Latitude
50.08663° or 50° 5′ 12″ north
Longitude
14.41056° or 14° 24′ 38″ east
Open location code
9F2P3CP6+M6
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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”
- Central Kurdish: “پردی چارڵز”
- Chinese: “查理大桥”
- Chinese: “查理大橋”
- Croatian: “Karlov most”
- Czech: “Karlův most”
- Danish: “Karlsbroen”
- Dutch: “Karelsbrug”
- Dutch: “Karluv most”
- Esperanto: “Karola Ponto”
- Esperanto: “Ponto de Karolo”
- Estonian: “Karli sild”
- Finnish: “Kaarlensilta”
- French: “Karluv most”
- French: “pont Charles”
- French: “Pont Charles”
- Galician: “Ponte de Carlos”
- Georgian: “კარლის ხიდი”
- German: “Karlsbrücke”
- 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: “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: “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”
- Swiss German: “Karlsbrücke”
- Thai: “สะพานชาลส์”
- 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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