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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 .
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  • 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
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: tower in Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Powder Tower” and “Powder Tower, Prague”
  • Roof shape: hipped
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Municipal House and Museum of Communism.

Public building
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a civic building that houses Smetana Hall, a celebrated concert venue, in , Czech Republic. It is located on next to the Powder Gate in the centre of the city.

Museum
Photo: Wimox, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The , located at V Celnici 4 in , , is a museum dedicated to presenting an account of the post–World War II communist regime in , with a focus on Prague. is situated 170 metres northeast of Powder Gate Tower.

Theater building
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a theater building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Jewish Town and Old Town and Josefov.

Suburb
Photo: Loozrboy, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Photo: Yelkrokoyade, CC BY 2.0.
The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the Jewish Town.

Neighborhood
Photo: Aktron, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a neighborhood.

Powder Gate Tower

Latitude
50.08724° or 50° 5′ 14″ north
Longitude
14.42776° or 14° 25′ 40″ east
Inception
1484
Height
44 metres (144 feet)
Operator
Muzeum hlavního města Prahy
Open location code
9F2P3CPH+V4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 27124370
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­hipped
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q1488700
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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”
  • French: “tour Poudrière de Prague”
  • French: “Tour Poudrière de Prague”
  • German: “Prager Pulverturm”
  • German: “Pulverturm”
  • Hebrew: “מגדל אבק השריפה”
  • Hungarian: “Lőportorony (Prága)”
  • Hungarian: “Lőportorony”
  • Italian: “Porta delle polveri”
  • 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 Polvora”
  • Spanish: “Torre de la Pólvora”
  • Swiss German: “Prager Pulverturm”
  • Tosk Albanian: “Prager Pulverturm”
  • Ukrainian: “Порохова брама”

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Highlights include Divadlo Hybernia and CNB Visitor Centre.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Powder Gate Tower”. Photo: A.Savin, FAL.