10 · Bridges & river
Old Town Bridge Tower
One of the most beautiful Gothic towers in Europe, guarding the bridge on the Old Town side.
- Built
- Late 14th century
- Open
- Daily, opening hours change with the season
- Entry
- With a ticket
Peter Parler designed the tower as a triumphal gate for the coronation processions crossing into the Old Town. Its east face is a gallery of Gothic sculpture: Charles IV and his son Wenceslas IV, the patron saints of Bohemia, and the coats of arms of the lands they ruled.
Climb to the gallery for the classic view along the bridge to the castle.
Walks that pass here
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Streets & squares · 1653–1726
Klementinum
The Jesuit college with a baroque library hall and an astronomical tower that has measured Prague's weather since 1775.
Bridges & river · 1357–early 15th century
Charles Bridge
The stone bridge Charles IV began in 1357: 516 metres, sixteen arches and thirty statues between two towers.
Gardens & river · Park from the 18th century
Kampa
An island in the Vltava, cut off by the Devil's Stream, with a park, a mill wheel and a quiet view of the bridge.
Streets & squares · Since the 1980s
Lennon Wall
A wall of paint and messages that has never stopped changing since the 1980s.