Legion Bridge
Legion Bridge is a historic bridge over the Vltava in Prague, Czech Republic, named after the Czechoslovak Legion. It opened on 14 June 1901.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Bridge
- Description: bridge in Prague, the Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Most Legii” and “Most legií”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and Czech Academy of Sciences.
Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague or FAMU is a film school in Prague, Czech Republic, founded in 1946 as one of three branches of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague. Film and TV School of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is situated 120 metres east of Legion Bridge.
Czech Academy of Sciences
Government building
The Czech Academy of Sciences was established in 1992 by the Czech National Council as the Czech successor of the former Czechoslovak Academy of Sciences and its tradition goes back to the Royal Bohemian Society of Sciences and the Emperor Franz Joseph Czech Academy for Sciences, Literature and Arts. Czech Academy of Sciences is situated 210 metres east of Legion Bridge.
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. Charles Bridge is situated 590 metres north of Legion Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and Malá Strana.
Old Town and Josefov
Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of Prague and the Jewish Town.
Malá Strana
Suburb
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Castle and Lesser Town
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Legion Bridge
- Categories: street, road-rail bridge, tram bridge, and transportation
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Vietnamese—“Legion Bridge” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “军团桥”
- Czech: “most Legií”
- Czech: “Most Legií”
- Dutch: “Legion Bridge”
- French: “pont des Légions”
- French: “Pont des Légions”
- German: “Brücke der Legionen”
- German: “Brücke des 1. Mai”
- German: “Franz-I.-Brücke”
- German: “Franzens-Brücke”
- German: “Smetana-Brücke”
- Hungarian: “Légió híd”
- Japanese: “チェコ軍団橋”
- Japanese: “レギー橋”
- Korean: “레지교”
- Macedonian: “Мост на легијата”
- Polish: “Most Legií”
- Pushto: “لیګیون پول”
- Russian: “Мост Легионов”
- Slovenian: “most Franca I.”
- Slovenian: “most legij”
- Vietnamese: “Cầu Legion”
- “Legion Bridge (Prague)”
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