Powder Gate Tower

The Powder Tower or Powder Gate is a Gothic tower in , . It is one of the original . It separates the from the .
  • Scenic viewpoint
  • …is not wheelchair accessible
  • …is operated by Muzeum hlavního města Prahy
  • …dates from 1484
  • …stands 44 metres (144 feet) tall
  • …has a hipped roof
  • Opening hours:
    November–February: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
    March and October: 10:00 AM–8:00 PM
    April–September: 10:00 AM–10:00 PM
  • Description: tower in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as
    “Powder Tower”
    “Powder Tower, Prague”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Municipal House and Museum of Communism.
Public building
is a civic building that houses…
The , located at V Celnici… is situated 170 metres northeast of Powder Gate Tower.
Theater building
is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Old Town and Josefov.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the…
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the…
Neighborhood
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Latitude
50.08724° or 50° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
14.42776° or 14° 25′ 40″ east
Open location code
9F2P3CPH+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Wiki­data ID

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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Powder Gate Tower” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Վառոդի աշտարակ”
  • Azerbaijani: “Barıt qülləsi”
  • Basque: “Bolboraren dorrea”
  • Belarusian: “Парахавая вежа, Прага”
  • Belarusian: “Парахавая вежа”
  • Catalan: “Torra de la pòlvora”
  • Catalan: “Torre de la pólvora”
  • Chinese: “火药塔”
  • Chinese: “火藥塔”
  • Croatian: “Barutna kula u Pragu”
  • Czech: “Prašná brána”
  • Dutch: “Powder Tower”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “باودر تاور”
  • Esperanto: “Pulva pordego”
  • Esperanto: “Pulvoturo”
  • Estonian: “Püssirohutorn (Praha)”
  • Estonian: “Püssirohutorn”
  • French: “Tour Poudrière de Prague”
  • German: “Prager Pulverturm”
  • German: “Pulverturm”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל אבק השריפה”
  • Hungarian: “Lőportorony (Prága)”
  • Hungarian: “Lőportorony”
  • Italian: “Porta delle Polveri”
  • Korean: “화약탑”
  • Lithuanian: “Parako vartai”
  • Polish: “Brama Prochowa w Pradze”
  • Polish: “Brama Prochowa”
  • Portuguese: “Torre da Pólvora”
  • Romanian: “Turnul Pulberăriei din Praga”
  • Russian: “Пороховая башня”
  • Slovak: “Prašná brána”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Pólvora”
  • Swiss German: “Prager Pulverturm”
  • Ukrainian: “Порохова брама”

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