Showing posts with label Charles Bridge in Prague. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Charles Bridge in Prague. Show all posts
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
My Euro Travel in Prague, Czech Republic
Let's go travel again! This is one of the pictures I just browsed in my files. I randomly select it for my entry today. This was taken during our visit in Prague, the capital city of Czech Republic last September 2008. I am trying to remember now if that tower is one of the bridge towers of the Charles Bridge. Don't you know that Prague is also the biggest city of Czech Republic? Yes, it is. Just have fun watching my photos here! Feel free to browse my categories in my sidebar for more pictures!
Saturday, October 3, 2009
My Euro Travel in Prague, Czech Republic
Let's go travel again. This time I bring you to Prague, the capital city of Czech Republic. It was over a year now that we visited this city and I love it. I love especially the historical sights here. The first photo was taken in Charles Bridge in Moldau River. The second one was in the Old City where you always see narrow streets. Just browse my category if you wish to see more photos. I am signing-off now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Saturday, June 27, 2009
The Historical Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic
I can compare Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic to the famous bridge in Wuerzburg, Germany wherein you can see religious statues on the side of it. It was interesting how they made it at the time it was constructed. As we went walking on the bridge, you can see people selling memorabilias of Prague and people who are also selling different paintings of the city.
This photo was taken in one of the towers of Charles Bridge..there were a lot of people here during our visit..
Charles Bridge-20th century to present
In the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Bridge saw a steep rise of heavy traffic. The 15 May 1905 was the last day of the horse-line on the bridge, as it was replaced with an electric tram until 1908 and with buses afterward. At the end of World War II, a barricade was built in the Old Town bridge tower gateway. A capital repair of the bridge took place between 1965 and 1978, based on a collaboration among various scientific and cultural institutes. The stability of the pillars was reassured, all broken stone blocks were replaced, the asphalt top was removed and all traffic has been excluded from the Charles Bridge since then, making it accessible by pedestrians only. The repair cost 50 million crowns.
During the 1990s, some people started criticizing the previous reconstruction of the bridge and proposing a new one. As of the beginning of the new millennium, most of the experts appeared to agree that the previous reconstruction had not been flawless but disputed the need for further interference with the bridge. However, after the disastrous floods of 2002 (which itself caused only minor harm to the bridge), it was decided that repair and stabilization of the two pillars (number 8 and 9) on the Malá Strana side of the Bridge would happen. These are the only river pillars that have not been repaired after the 1890 floods. The floods intensified the voices of the supporters of an overall bridge reconstruction and, as of 2005, the current repair of the pillars is considered as the first phase of the reconstruction, which will concentrate especially on building a new hydroisolation system protecting the bridge. The whole reconstruction will be done gradually without needing to close the bridge and is scheduled for the period 2007–2010. source: wikipedia
This photo was taken in one of the towers of Charles Bridge..there were a lot of people here during our visit..Charles Bridge-20th century to present
In the beginning of the 20th century, Charles Bridge saw a steep rise of heavy traffic. The 15 May 1905 was the last day of the horse-line on the bridge, as it was replaced with an electric tram until 1908 and with buses afterward. At the end of World War II, a barricade was built in the Old Town bridge tower gateway. A capital repair of the bridge took place between 1965 and 1978, based on a collaboration among various scientific and cultural institutes. The stability of the pillars was reassured, all broken stone blocks were replaced, the asphalt top was removed and all traffic has been excluded from the Charles Bridge since then, making it accessible by pedestrians only. The repair cost 50 million crowns.
During the 1990s, some people started criticizing the previous reconstruction of the bridge and proposing a new one. As of the beginning of the new millennium, most of the experts appeared to agree that the previous reconstruction had not been flawless but disputed the need for further interference with the bridge. However, after the disastrous floods of 2002 (which itself caused only minor harm to the bridge), it was decided that repair and stabilization of the two pillars (number 8 and 9) on the Malá Strana side of the Bridge would happen. These are the only river pillars that have not been repaired after the 1890 floods. The floods intensified the voices of the supporters of an overall bridge reconstruction and, as of 2005, the current repair of the pillars is considered as the first phase of the reconstruction, which will concentrate especially on building a new hydroisolation system protecting the bridge. The whole reconstruction will be done gradually without needing to close the bridge and is scheduled for the period 2007–2010. source: wikipedia
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Walking at Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic
We had a trip in Prague last year. To be exact that was September 27, 2008. You can also see the date which is embedded on the picture here. This was taken in the famous bridge of Prague called Charles Bridge. Please continue to read below for some information about the construction of the bridge.
The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.
photo taken at Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic
Building the bridge
The need for building a new bridge emerged after the old romanesque Judith Bridge (Juditin most, built around 1170 and named after king Vladislav I's wife Judith) was destroyed by a flood in 1342. The building began in 1357, was supervised by Peter Parler and led by a "magister pontis", Jan Ottl.
There is a modern legend saying that the foundation stone was laid in 1357 on the 9th day of the 7th month at 5:31 AM and that Charles IV chose this time so that when one writes out the opening time, they write the sequence of odd numbers, 1-3-5-7-9-7-5-3-1.
The bridge was built from Bohemian sandstone. There is a legend saying that eggs were used to enrich the mortar used to bind the stone blocks to make it harder. Although the saying cannot be verified, modern laboratory tests have indeed proved inorganic and organic ingredients to the mortar.Later, the use of eggs in Charles Bridge mortar was confirmed.[2] The construction of Charles Bridge took place until the beginning of 15th century. To sustain the bridge, tolls were taken, first by the religious order of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, who had their mother-house nearby, then by the Old Town municipality (until 1815). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
The bridge is 516 meters long and nearly 10 meters wide, resting on 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two of them on the Lesser Quarter side and the third one on the Old Town side. The Old Town bridge tower is often considered to be one of the most astonishing civil gothic-style buildings in the world. The bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, erected around 1700.
photo taken at Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech RepublicBuilding the bridge
The need for building a new bridge emerged after the old romanesque Judith Bridge (Juditin most, built around 1170 and named after king Vladislav I's wife Judith) was destroyed by a flood in 1342. The building began in 1357, was supervised by Peter Parler and led by a "magister pontis", Jan Ottl.
There is a modern legend saying that the foundation stone was laid in 1357 on the 9th day of the 7th month at 5:31 AM and that Charles IV chose this time so that when one writes out the opening time, they write the sequence of odd numbers, 1-3-5-7-9-7-5-3-1.
The bridge was built from Bohemian sandstone. There is a legend saying that eggs were used to enrich the mortar used to bind the stone blocks to make it harder. Although the saying cannot be verified, modern laboratory tests have indeed proved inorganic and organic ingredients to the mortar.Later, the use of eggs in Charles Bridge mortar was confirmed.[2] The construction of Charles Bridge took place until the beginning of 15th century. To sustain the bridge, tolls were taken, first by the religious order of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, who had their mother-house nearby, then by the Old Town municipality (until 1815). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bridge
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