Old Town Bridge Tower - Prague, Czech Republic
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Old Town Bridge Tower from Aleš Embankment
Waymark Code: WMTQRY
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/31/2016
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Charles Bridge is the finest example of medieval bridge construction. Crowning this good construction the Old Town gothic bridge tower was built on east side of the bridge on the first bridge pillar with a gate-way leading to the Charles Bridge. In particular thanks to its rich wrought stone work the tower is ranked as on of the most beautiful in central Europe. Its function was firstly strategic but it also stood as an arch of triumph. Charles IV. appointed Petr Parlér to construct and sculpture the tower. It was well known that Petr Parlér was also a very skilful sculptor. The whole tower was probably completed before 1380.
About Aleš Embankment
If you feel like taking a walk along the Aleš Embankment you will be pleasantly surprised by a quiet lane tucked away from from the traffic leading from Platnérská Street behind the hotel Four Seasons and the art school building, through Jan Palach Square, around Mánes Bridge and around the Rudolfinum, to the street Na rejdišti.
Based on the plans of Prague by Leopold Herget (1791) and Joseph Jüttner (1811) we can assume that today's Aleš Embankment was almost deserted around 1840. However, this is where the vibrant connection with the opposite bank of the Lesser Town existed – there was a ford crossing, which was later transformed into a chain foot bridge. It is not so long ago that the waterfront behind the Rudolfinum served as a parking lot for tour buses.
Since 1870 the embankment was called the Lower Embankment (the local ferry was also called the Lower, while opposite to Kampa there was the Upper Ferry and Upper Embankment). The embankment has been called Aleš since 1919. The most notable building on the embankment is the House of Artists – the Rudolfinum concert hall with Dvorák’s concert hall and exhibition rooms of the National Gallery.
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Aleš Embankment
Prague, Czech Republic
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Old Town Bridge Tower from Aleš Embankment
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