Petrin tower, Charles bridge and Charles Iv.
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PETRIN TOWER, CHARLES BRIDGE AND CHARLES IV.
KULHÁNKOVÁ ADÉLA, C3A
PETRIN TOWER
• Inspired by the Eiffel Tower
• The Czech tourist club
• Plan by the engineers František Prášil and Julius Souček
• On 20 August 1891
• 63.5 metres
CHARLES BRIDGE
• The foundation stone in 1357
• Finished in 1402
• Connects Old Town with Lesser Town
• Founder King Charles IV.
• 30 statues
• 516 metres
• Architects Petr Parléř and mistr Otto
CHARLES IV. 14.5.1316 – 29.11.1378
• The second king of Bohemia
• The first king of Bohemia – Holy Roman Emperor
• Married four times – Blanche of Valois, Anna of Bavaria, Anna von Schweidnitz and Elizabeth of Pomerania
• Built – Karlstein castle, Kašperk castle, Charles University, Charles bridge,
• Named after Charles IV. – Karlovy Vary, Charles square
• http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/55-charles-bridge.shtml
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_IV,_Holy_Roman_Emperor
• http://www.praguewelcome.cz/en/visit/monuments/top-monuments/62-petrin-view-tower.shtml