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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 ...
The first cross was standing on the Charles bridge since the 14th century, documented by chronicles of the Roman emperor Charles IV and in 1606 by Aegidius Sadeler's Prospect od Prague. The main statue of the Jesus on the cross was cast in bronze by Hans Hillger in Dresden after the model made by sculptor Wolf Ernst Brohn in 1628 , in an early ...
Charles Bridge: Karlův most: ... Road bridge Trams in Prague (lines 8, 14, 17, 93, 96) Vltava. 2013: ... Poděbrady Elbe River Bridge
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.
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.
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.
Prague, Czech Republic Statues of Saints Cosmas and Damian ( Czech : Sousoší svatého Salvátora, Kosmy a Damiána ) by Jan Oldřich Mayer are installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague , Czech Republic.
Statues of Saints Cyril and Methodius (Czech: Sousoší svatého Cyrila a Metoděje) by Karel Dvořák are installed on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] References