Historic Bridges
Prague’s architectural evolution is captured in its bridges spanning the Vltava River. This selection highlights the 14th-century Gothic Charles Bridge with its thirty Baroque statues and the Romanesque-Renaissance Lesser Town Bridge Tower. Modernist influences are visible in the 1914 Mánes Bridge and the Art Nouveau-inspired Bridge of Legions. The list also features the Libeň Bridge’s functionalist design and the contemporary Troja Bridge, a bowstring arch structure opened in 2014, showcasing the city's transition from medieval craftsmanship to modern engineering.
A Charles Bridge
Historic 14th-century Gothic stone arch bridge adorned with 30 Baroque statues. Completed in 1402, it serves as a pedestrian connection featuring architectural work by Peter Parler.
B Lesser Town Bridge Tower
This bridge tower is, in fact, a complex of two towers of different styles and heights.
C Bridge of Legions
Linking the Lesser Town with Narodni Trida, Bridge of Legions was designed by Antonín Balšánek and built in 1901.
D Manes Bridge
This bridge, named after the famous Czech painter Josef Mánes, was completed in 1914 and it is an example of Prague's modernism.
E Troja Bridge
The Troja Bridge is a bowstring arch bridge in Prague that crosses the Vltava river. It opened to traffic in October 2014.
F Liben Bridge
The Libeň Bridge is a bridge in Prague over the river Vltava. It connects the city quarter Holešovice on the left side with the city quarter…
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