Powder Gate Tower
The Powder Tower or Powder Gate is a Gothic tower in Prague, Czech Republic. It is one of the original city gates. It separates the Old Town from the New Town.- 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.
Municipal House
Municipal House is a civic building that houses…
Museum of Communism
The Museum of Communism, located at V Celnici… Museum of Communism is situated 170 metres northeast of Powder Gate Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Jewish Town and Old Town and Josefov.
Powder Gate Tower
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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
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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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