Title

Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic.

Caption

Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic. The building of the Charles Bridge over the Vltava began in 1357 during the reign of Charles IV, King of Bohemia and Holy Roman Emperor. The bridge is built of stone, 516 metres long, and has 16 arches protected with ice guards. The rows of statues on either side of the bridge were added in c1700.

Date

1950

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D57_161

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

23,5Mb (985,2Kb) / 10,8in x 8,5in / 3226 x 2544 (300dpi)

Keywords

river building buildings people religious architecture religion statue bridge geography cathedral castle color colour medieval Christianity fortification century Prague Czech Republic Czech Vltava Charles Bridge Prague Castle river vltava st vitus cathedral mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century PETER THOMPSON geographical feature Stredocesky TGN photograph Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM photograph