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Charles Bridge, Prague: view from the Lesser Town side of the bridge looking towards the Old Town bridge tower

RIBA Ref No RIBA27447
Architect/DesignerParler, Peter (1330-1399)
Artist/PhotographerDeakin, Ralph (1888-1952)
CountryCzech Republic
CityPrague
Subject Date1357
Image Date1930
ViewExterior
StyleGothic
MediumPhotoprint
Library ReferenceDK/CZ/6/1(DKN/CZ/11)
OrientationPortrait
Colour InfoBlack and white
CreditRalph Deakin / RIBA Collections
SubjectLamp standards ; Statues ; Bridges ; Towers ; Street furniture
NOTES: This stone bridge protected by three towers links the two sides of Prague either side of the River Vltava. It was commissioned by Charles IV in 1357 and the majority of its construction was overseen by his favourite architect Peter Parler. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.
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