Bridges of Prague
Manesuv Most - Manes Bridge
It is named after Joseph Manes who painted the images on the astronomical clock in the main square
This is a reinforced concrete bridge built just before world war one
Karluv Most- Charles Bridge
Named after Charles IV who believed in numerology. He decided to give the bridge the power of numbers. He laid the first stone at 5:31 on the 9th of July 1357
Numerically this is a palindrome 1357 9 7 5:31
The original statues that used to line this bridge have now all been replaced with replicas. Some of the originals are stored at the Vysehrad, National Cultural Monument
Legii Most - Bridge of Legions
A granite bridge spanning the Vltava river & linking Shooters Island to the mainland. Opened on 1901 it was built to replace the previous chain bridge & was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph 1 The towers at either end of the bridge where originally used as toll booths for traffic
Shooter Island is where shooters would go to practice their skills with bow & arrows in the middle ages
Jiraskuv Most - Jirasek Bridge
The bridge is named after Alois Jirásek (1851 – 1930) a Czech writer and politician.
Building the bridge encountered a serious problem at the very beginning, on the Smíchov side of the Vltava river there used to stand a Baroque pavilion that was in the way. It was decided to move the pavilion 110 m up the stream but there was no insurance company willing to take the risk insuring such an adventure. The problem was however solved they demolished the building.
Palackeho Most - Palacky Bridge (only just visible in this image)
The bridge is named after the historian Frantisek Palacky
Albert Einstein used to walk over this bridge on his way to lecturing duties at the local German University between 1911 & 1912
This was the first bridge in Prague to carry trams
Bridges of Prague
Manesuv Most - Manes Bridge
It is named after Joseph Manes who painted the images on the astronomical clock in the main square
This is a reinforced concrete bridge built just before world war one
Karluv Most- Charles Bridge
Named after Charles IV who believed in numerology. He decided to give the bridge the power of numbers. He laid the first stone at 5:31 on the 9th of July 1357
Numerically this is a palindrome 1357 9 7 5:31
The original statues that used to line this bridge have now all been replaced with replicas. Some of the originals are stored at the Vysehrad, National Cultural Monument
Legii Most - Bridge of Legions
A granite bridge spanning the Vltava river & linking Shooters Island to the mainland. Opened on 1901 it was built to replace the previous chain bridge & was opened by Emperor Franz Joseph 1 The towers at either end of the bridge where originally used as toll booths for traffic
Shooter Island is where shooters would go to practice their skills with bow & arrows in the middle ages
Jiraskuv Most - Jirasek Bridge
The bridge is named after Alois Jirásek (1851 – 1930) a Czech writer and politician.
Building the bridge encountered a serious problem at the very beginning, on the Smíchov side of the Vltava river there used to stand a Baroque pavilion that was in the way. It was decided to move the pavilion 110 m up the stream but there was no insurance company willing to take the risk insuring such an adventure. The problem was however solved they demolished the building.
Palackeho Most - Palacky Bridge (only just visible in this image)
The bridge is named after the historian Frantisek Palacky
Albert Einstein used to walk over this bridge on his way to lecturing duties at the local German University between 1911 & 1912
This was the first bridge in Prague to carry trams