Old Town Bridge Tower, Charles Bridge¸ Old Town, Prague, Czechia

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The Old Town Bridge Tower protects the Old Town side of the Old Town Bridge, but the bridge has been referred to as "Charles Bridge" since 1870, named after Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV, the man most responsible for its construction. During its lifetime the tower has been witness to several notorious events. A year after the Battle of White Mountain, when the 27 leaders of the anti-Habsburg revolt were executed on 21 June 1621, the Old Town Bridge Tower served as a deterrent to those who would question Habsburg rule, displaying the severed heads of the victims to stop Czechs from further resistance. During the end of the Thirty Years' War in 1648, the Swedes occupied the west bank of the Vltava (the river that the Charles Bridge spans), and as they tried to advance into the Old Town the heaviest fighting took place right on the bridge. During the fighting, the Swedes severely damaged the side of the Old Town bridge tower facing the river and the remnants of almost all its gothic decorations had to be removed from it afterwards.
Additional information on the Charles Bridge may be obtained at Wikipedia.

Taken in: Bohemia / Hlavní město Praha / Praha 1 (show map)

Taken on: November 16, 2024

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