Lesser Town Bridge Tower
The Malá Strana Bridge Tower is located in Prague, Czech Republic. The tower serves as the entrance to Malá Strana from the Charles Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Roman Boed, CC BY 2.0.
- Type: Scenic viewpoint
- Description: national monument of the Czech Republic
- Also known as: “Mala Strana Bridge Tower” and “Malá Strana Bridge Tower”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Charles Bridge and Prague Castle.
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 280 metres east of Lesser Town Bridge Tower.
Prague Castle
Castle
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. Prague Castle is situated 490 metres northwest of Lesser Town Bridge Tower.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Malá Strana and Castle and Lesser 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.
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.
Lesser Town Bridge Tower
- Categories: tower, city gate, building, tourism, and public building
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.08731° or 50° 5′ 14″ northLongitude
14.40685° or 14° 24′ 25″ eastOperator
Muzeum hlavního města PrahyOpen location code
9F2P3CP4+WPOpenStreetMap ID
way 839278891OpenStreetMap feature
building=civicOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=towerOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=viewpointWikidata ID
Q1509185
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Belarusian to Spanish—“Lesser Town Bridge Tower” goes by many names.
- Belarusian: “Маластранскія маставыя вежы”
- Chinese: “小城桥塔”
- Chinese: “小城橋塔”
- Czech: “Juditina věž”
- Czech: “Malostranská mostecká věž”
- Czech: “Malostranské mostecké věže”
- Egyptian Arabic: “برج جسر مالا سترانا”
- French: “tours du pont de la Petite Ville”
- French: “Tours du pont de la Petite Ville”
- German: “Kleinseitener Brückenturm”
- German: “Kleinseiter Brückenturm”
- German: “Kleinseitner Brückenturm”
- German: “Kleinseitner Brückentürme”
- Hungarian: “Kisoldali hídtorony”
- Korean: “말라스트라나 다리탑”
- Russian: “Малостранские мостовые башни”
- Slovak: “Malostranské mostné veže”
- Spanish: “torre de puente de Malá Strana”
- Spanish: “Torre de puente de Malá Strana”
- Spanish: “torres de puente de Malá Strana”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Dražického náměstí and Dům U Panny Marie Pomocné a U velké velryby.
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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 “Lesser Town Bridge Tower”. Photo: Roman Boed, CC BY 2.0.