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Old Town Bridge Tower

Old Town Bridge Tower is a gothic monument located in , Czech Republic. Its construction began in 1357 AD, during the rule of the Emperor Charles IV. It was designed by the architect Petr Parléř.
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  • Opening hours:
    November—February: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
    March 1st—31 and October 1st—31: 10:00 AM—8:00 PM
    April—September: 10:00 AM—10:00 PM
  • Type: Scenic viewpoint
  • Description: national monument of the Czech Republic
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include National Library of the Czech Republic and Charles Bridge.

Library
Photo: Skot, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is the central library of the . It is directed by the Ministry of Culture. The library's main building is located in the historical Clementinum building in the centre of , where approximately half of its books are kept. is situated 150 metres east of Old Town Bridge Tower.

Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the river in , Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the early 15th century. is situated 220 metres west of Old Town Bridge Tower.

Photo: Hooolis, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Town and Josefov and Jewish Town.

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.

Suburb
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The right bank section of District Prague 1, the oldest settled area, consists of the Old Town of and the .

Suburb
Photo: A.Savin, FAL.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of is the lower area on the left bank.

Old Town Bridge Tower

Latitude
50.08616° or 50° 5′ 10″ north
Longitude
14.41361° or 14° 24′ 49″ east
Inception
~1380
Operator
Muzeum hlavního města Prahy
Open location code
9F2P3CP7+FC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 839278890
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­city_gate
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­tower
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­viewpoint
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Wiki­data ID
Q445762
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In Other Languages

From Belarusian to Vietnamese—“Old Town Bridge Tower” goes by many names.
  • Belarusian: “Старамесцкая маставая вежа”
  • Chinese: “老城桥塔”
  • Czech: “Staroměstská mostecká věž”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “برج جسر المدينه القديمه”
  • German: “Altstädter Brückenturm”
  • Hungarian: “Óvárosi hídtorony”
  • Korean: “구시가지 다리탑”
  • Russian: “Старомнестская мостовая башня”
  • Slovak: “Staroměstská mostecká věž”
  • Slovak: “Staromestská mostná veža”
  • Spanish: “Torre del puente de la ciudad vieja”
  • Upper Sorbian: “Staroměšćanska mostowa wěža”
  • Vietnamese: “Tháp cầu Phố cổ Praha”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include The City of Prague Museum and Charles Ⅳ.

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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 “Old Town Bridge Tower”. Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.