Prague Evening Walking tour: Old Town Square, Charles Bridge 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 4k HDR ASMR

It has been a damp and dreary week, with only one evening graced by fair weather in Prague. Our route takes us from Republic Square to Old Town Square, then to Charles Bridge. The evening was balmy, with temperatures reaching +12 degrees Celsius, heralding the imminent arrival of spring.

00:00 Republic Square is situated on the site of the former moat between the Old and New Towns. The ample open space near the medieval city center inspired the construction of several significant buildings at the turn of the 20th century, such as the Municipal House (Obecní dům) near the Powder Tower (Prašná brána), the Hibernia House (Dům U Hybernů) and the Jiří z Poděbrad Barracks. A large part of the square is now a pedestrian zone connecting the two large shopping centers, Palladium and Kotva.
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02:40 The Powder Tower is one of Old Town's original 13 city gates in Prague. Its construction began in 1475. The tower was intended to be an attractive entrance into the city instead of a defensive tower. The foundation stone was placed by Vladislav II. The city council gave Vladislav II the tower as a coronation gift. While it was being built, it was called the New Tower. The tower's look was inspired by Peter Parler's work on the Charles Bridge.
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03:40 Celetná is a street in the Old Town, Prague, connecting the Old Town Square with the Powder Gate. It is one of Prague's oldest streets and part of the Royal Route. Although, Celetná is a former Prague trade route. The street is named after bread baked in the area during the Middle Ages. It became a part of the Royal Route in the 14th century (The coronation parade).
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09:20 The Old Town Square is Prague's oldest and most important square. It is surrounded by historical buildings such as the Old Town City Hall with the famous Astronomical Clock, the imposing St. Nicholas Church and Church of Our Lady before Tyn, and many houses and palaces of various architectural styles and colorful history. It has been a center of Prague's Old Town since the middle ages when it was a marketplace crossing European merchants' roads. The first houses were built around the Old Town Square in the 12 and 13 centuries. Some present homes still have Romanesque or Gothic foundations, basements, or ground floors. The Old Town City Hall was built in the 14 century and the Church of Our Lady before Tyn a little later. The Old Town Square became Prague Old Town's economic and political center.
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13:30 Karlova (Charles) is the name of a street in Prague's Old Town. The street winds between Malý and Křižovnické náměstí. It is headed east-west. From the east, it is connected from the left by Jilská, Jalovcová, Husova, Liliová and Smetanovo nábřeží streets. From the right, Hus, Seminářská and Křižovnická. On Křižovnické náměstí, it continues through the Charles Bridge to Malá Strana to Mostecká; the Old Town Square is connected to the Small Square. Charles Street is for pedestrians only. It is named after Charles IV. It is part of the so-called Royal Route.
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19:30 Charles Bridge (Karlův most) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV and finished in the early 15th century. The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built in 1158–1172, which a flood severely damaged in 1342. This new bridge was initially called Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or Prague Bridge (Pražský most) but has been referred to as "Charles Bridge" since 1870. The bridge is 516 meters (1,693 ft) long and nearly 10 meters (33 ft) wide. Following the example of the Stone Bridge in Regensburg, it was built as a bow bridge with 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side (including the Malá Strana Bridge Tower) and one on the Old Town side, the Old Town Bridge Tower. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, mostly baroque-style, originally erected around 1700, but now all have been replaced by replicas. Charles Bridge has suffered several disasters and witnessed many historical events. Czech legend has it that construction began on Charles Bridge at 5:31 am on 9 July 1357, with the first stone being laid by Charles IV himself. This time was crucial to the Holy Roman Emperor because he was a firm believer in numerology and felt that this specific time, which formed a palindrome (1357 9/7 5:31), was a numerical bridge and would imbue Charles Bridge with additional strength. The bridge was completed 45 years later, in 1402.
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10 March 2023
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