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This new bridge was originally called Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or Prague Bridge (Pražský most), but has been referred to as "Charles Bridge" since 1870. [2] As the only means of crossing the river Vltava until 1841, Charles Bridge was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the city's Old Town and adjacent areas. This land ...
Charles Bridge, 2006. There are 30 statues mounted to the balustrade of Charles Bridge in Prague.They form two rows, one on each side. For the purpose of this article, they are listed in the order they are passed when crossing the bridge from the Old Town to the Lesser Quarter, and are divided into two categories: those on the north side of the bridge and those on the south side.
The statues of Saints Barbara, Margaret and Elizabeth (Czech: Sousoší svaté Barbory, Markéty a Alžběty) are outdoor sculptures by Ferdinand Brokoff, Jan Brokoff, and Michael Brokoff, installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic.
Matthias Rauchmiller's clay model (1681) for the statue of St John of Nepomuk which was placed Charles Bridge in Prague in 1683. Its iconography (bearded priest leaning to one side, wearing biretta, holding crucifix, haloed by five stars) became the archetype for later representations of this saint.
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A statue of Saint Lutgardis (Czech: Sousoší Sen svaté Luitgardy) by Matthias Braun is installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] References
Statues of Madonna and Saint Bernard (Czech: Sousoší Madony a svatého Bernarda) by Matěj Václav Jäckel are installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
A statue of Francis Xavier (Czech: Sousoší svatého Františka Xaverského) by Ferdinand Brokoff is installed on the south side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] References