Charles Bridge

Charles Bridge - just 5 min walk from Golden Horse.

Pragues most familiar monument, connects the Old Town with the Little Quarter. Until 1741, Charles bridge was the only crossing over the Vltava. It is 520 m long and is built of sandstone blocks, rumoured to be strengthened by mixing mortar with the eggs. The bridge was commissioned by Charles the IVth in 1357 to replace the Judith Bridge and built by Peter Parler. The bridges original decoration was a simple cross. The first statue - of St John Nepomuk - was added in 1683, inspired by Bernini´s sculptures on Rome´s Ponte Sant´Angelo.