Monuments in Prague

Astronomical Clock The medieval astronomical time clock adorns the south wall regarding the Old Town City Hall.It announces hourly with 12 apostles passing by the screen above the astronomical switch with symbolic sculptures going apart. That means it is a favorite tourist attraction.

CHARLES BRIDGE It is in Gothic style, 516 m very long, 9.5 m large and supported by 16 huge piers. Both finishes tend to be fortified by towers and had been the only connection in Prague around 19th century. Called following the Emperor Charles IV in nineteenth century the Charles Bridge is Prague's most familiar monument. Created by Petr Parler, it had been completed in 1400 and it also links the Lesser Town using the Old Town. Though it is pedestrianised, it withstood wheeled traffic for 600 many years. The magnificent Gothic Old Town Bridge Tower was created by Petr Parler and built after the 14th century. Its considered the best possible Gothic tower in central Europe, mainly because of its decoration.

Old Town Bridge Tower The entrance gate to your Charles Bridge from the Old Town river bank, the most beautiful gate of the Gothic Europe was a work of art of the legal Buildingworks, it was done before 1380. Its richly adorned with sculptures - coats of arms associated with countries of the Czech Crown in reign of Charles IV, statues of St. Vitus, Charles IV, Wenceslas IV, St. Vojtech (Adalbert) and Sigmund.

Lesser Town Bridge Towers The smaller tower - the romanesque one, a relic associated with Judita's Bridge, had been constructed into the twelfth century. The larger a person is 200 years younger (1464) and its belated gothis architecture draws upon the Parler's Old Town Bridge Tower.

JEWISH QUARTER Named after the emperor Josef II, whoever reforms helped to ease residing conditions for the Jewish, the Jewish Quarter offers the keeps of Prague's previous Jewish ghetto. There's two numbers synonymous with this an element of the city, Franz Kafka (1883 – 1924) as well as the mystical humunculus Golem created by Jehuda ben Bezalel, also called Rabi Löw.

Old Jewish Cemetery created in 1478, its European countries's oldest surviving Jewish cemetery. Individuals had to be buried along with each other because of lack of area. You will find about 12 level and over 12, 000 gravestones.

Pinkas Synagogue started in 1479 by Rabbi Pinkas this synagogue ended up being rebuilt often times over the centuries.

Klausen Synagogue This Baroque synagogue had been completed in 1694. There's a good event of Hebrew images and manuscripts, a convention of Jewish practices and traditions and also drawings of kiddies from the Terezín concentration camp.

Old New Synagogue Built around 1270, it's the oldest working synagogue in Europe and one of Prague's very first Gothic buildings.

Maisel Synagogue developed by Maisel the initial Renaissance building was a sufferer associated with the fire in 1689. A new neo-Gothic synagogue happens to be built in its destination.

Spanish Synagogue Built in 1868 the Spanish synagogue was called as a result of its striking Moorish interior.

High Synagogue Its prayer hallway is from the first floor, this synagogue had been integrated the 16th century and financed by Mordechai Maisel, gran of the Jewish Town.

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LESSER TOWN The Lesser Town was founded in 1257 regarding the slopes bellow the Prague castle and conected with Old Town by Charles Bridge.

Church of Our woman of Victory - the Prague Bambino an earlier baroque building through the year 1611, 1634 - 1669 rebuilt because of the Carmelite purchase. The chapel is world-famous thanks to the Prague Bambino - Infant Jesus wax figure (associated with Spanish origin), that was provided into the church by Polyxena of Lobkowicz (1628).

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Loreta an extraordinary spot comprising a cloister, the chapel for the Lord’s Birth, a Holy Hut and clock tower with some sort of famous chime that is operating out of Prague Hradčany for more than 300 years.

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Powder Tower A monumental entrance towards Old Town built by Matej Rejsek within the gothic design in 1475. As soon as it served as a gunpowder depot. In the late 19th century it had been reconstructed by J. Mocker. When the Royal family members relocated through the Royal Court into the Old Town to the Prague Castle in 1488, the Powder Tower was left unfinished. Some building work had been done in 1592, whenever brand new spiral staircase had been built