PRAGUE 2006: Charles Bridge

Charles bridge from west to east tower

East tower ,Charles Bridge. 146 steps to the tower roof to take photos.

East tower detail. Charles IV (left); St. Vitas (center); Wenceslas IV (right).

East tower Charles Bridge seen from west bank.

East tower Charles Bridge (west facade) seen from the bridge.

Charles Bridge looking west to Hradcany (Prague Castle) on top of the hill.

Charles Bridge looking west. I lunched at the Hergetova Cihelna restaurant, top right.

People on bridge.

The Calvary with Hebrew words (a blasphemy): Kadosh, Kadosh, Kadosh, Adonai Tzvaot. (Holy, Holy, Holy is the God of Hosts.) Next image (plaque) placed by the City in 2000.

Plaque placed by City describes the circumstances of Calvary and the Hebrew words.

An organ grinder among the many vendor stalls on the bridge.

The west towers as seen from on the bridge. The smaller of the two towers remains from the Romaneque period; the taller was built during the Renaissance and immitates the tower at the east end.

Looking east to the west tower from the McDonalds on this street in Mala Strana.

In 2003, The Moldau flooded the first one-and-a-half stories of the buildings seen here on this channel between Mala Strana and Kampa Island.

The west Bridge towers and St.Nicholas Church of Mala Strana (the Lesser Town).

St. Vitus Cathedral (Prague Castle) on hilltop, Hergetova restaurant on water.

The Belvedere summer palace and the Manesuv Bridge, photographed from the East Tower of the Charles Bridge.

Looking NE through an arch of the Charles bridge to the east bank.

East bank north of Charles Bridge, seen from the Hergetova Cihelna restaurant.

East bank south of Charles Bridge, seen from the Hergetova Cihelna restaurant.

The Moldau looking south from Charles Bridge.

The Moldau looking south from Charles Bridge, East Tower.

This is a montage of 3 photos taken from the East Tower. It looks east at the Church of the Holy Saviour. In the foreground is the paved court between the church and the bridge (which is behind us). The clock tower at the Old Town Square can be seen on the horizon about a third of the way from the left edge of the montage.