Charles Bridge

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historic monument stone arch bridge tourist attraction

Charles Bridge is a historic stone arch bridge in Prague, Czech Republic, famed for its Gothic towers and baroque statues and for linking the city’s Old Town with the Lesser Town across the Vltava River.

Aliases (1)

Prague Bridge ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historic monument → stone arch bridge → tourist attraction →
builtInPoliticalEntity	Kingdom of Bohemia →
city	Prague →
connects	Lesser Town, Prague → Old Town, Prague →
constructionEndYear	early 15th century →
constructionStartDate	1357-07-09 →
constructionStartYear	1357 →
coordinates	approximately 50.0865°N 14.4114°E →
country	Czech Republic →
crosses	Vltava River →
designedUnderRuleOf	Charles IV →
floodEvent	damaged by floods in 1890 →
formerlyKnownAs	Prague Bridge → Stone Bridge →
hasArchitecturalStyle	Baroque (statuary) → Gothic architecture →
hasFeature	Gothic bridge towers → baroque statues → pedestrian-only deck →
hasLength	about 516 meters →
hasPart	Lesser Town Bridge Towers → Old Town Bridge Tower →
hasStatueOf	Saint John of Nepomuk → various saints →
hasTraffic	pedestrians only →
hasViewOf	Prague Castle → Vltava River →
hasWidth	about 9.5 meters →
heritageDesignation	National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic → UNESCO World Heritage Site (as part of Historic Centre of Prague) →
locatedIn	Czech Republic → Prague →
materialUsed	Bohemian sandstone →
namedAfter	King Charles IV →
numberOfArches	16 →
openToPublic	yes →
owner	City of Prague →
partOf	Historic Centre of Prague →
region	Bohemia →
replaced	Judith Bridge →
significance	symbol of Prague →
touristActivity	street artists and vendors → sunrise and sunset viewing →
usedFor	pedestrian traffic →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor →	commissioned
Charles Bridge ("Prague Bridge") →	formerlyKnownAs
Prague →	hasLandmark
Prague →	knownFor
Rudolfinum →	nearby