Title

Charles Bridge Tower, Prague, Czech Republic

Caption

Charles Bridge Tower, Prague, Czech Republic. View of the tower at the Mala Strana end of the bridge. 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.

Date

1946

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Peter Thompson

Reference

HRM19D57_193

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,0Mb (1,9Mb) / 12,2in x 15,9in / 3670 x 4759 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings architecture tower bridge color colour medieval Gothic century Prague Czech Republic Czech Charles Bridge mediaeval Middle Ages 14th century Fourteenth Century PETER THOMPSON Stredocesky TGN photograph Peter Thompson Thompson Peter PTM photograph