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#7 of Best Things to Do in PragueOpen today at 10:00-19:00
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nám. Republiky 5, Staré Město, 110 00 Praha 1, CzechiaMap
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The Powder Tower is one of the original thirteen (13) city gates in Old Town, Prague. Its construction began in 1475.The tower was intended to be an attractive entrance into the city, instead of a defensive tower. Today, the tower separates the Old Town from the New Town of Prague. 🇨🇿
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Located in the Old Town of Prague, the tower is one of the landmarks of Prague with its black Gothic minaret as high as 65 meters. The site of the tower was once one of the 13 earlier gates in Prague's Old Town. The tower was rebuilt on the site of the gate in the 15th century, and it is still the starting point of the coronation road to the castle. From a distance, the tower is completely dark, but when you walk in, you will find that the building is decorated with exquisite reliefs, most of which are statues of Bohemian monarchs and Czech guardian saints. The design was inspired by the Charles Bridge built by Peter Parler. The tower was once used for the coronation of Bohemian kings. In addition, climb the spiral staircase with 186 steps to the observation deck with a height of 44 meters. Here, you have a panoramic view of the old town of Prague - Charles Bridge, Vltava River, St. Vitus Cathedral... … may wish to stop here for a while and enjoy the charming scenery of the city of a thousand towers.
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The Powder Tower is one of the original thirteen (13) city gates in Old Town, Prague. Its construction began in 1475.The tower was intended to be an attractive entrance into the city, instead of a defensive tower. Today, the tower separates the Old Town from the New Town of Prague. 🇨🇿
捷克布拉格的火药塔是一座哥特式塔楼， 原来是个城门，现将旧与新城隔开。建于 1475 年，这座塔旨在成为进城有吸引力的入口，而不是一座防御塔。这座大门塔在17世纪被用来储存火药，因此得名火药塔。
The tower, a gate on the wall built to defend the old town, was once used as a gunpowder library in the 17th century, and it is now a small museum open to visitors and can climb to the top of the tower overlooking the city of Prague.
The Powder Tower in the day and night view. It’s called powder tower because it used to house gunpowder during the wartime. The tower still stood tall and mighty at this era and age.
Monumento a não perder.
An internet celebrity attraction near Prague Square, the Czech capital, is an important passage to the old city. Famous for storing gunpowder!
The Powder Tower is a famous symbol of the grand entrance to the Old Town and Prague. The Powder Tower was built in 1475 AD and later converted into a neo-Gothic style. Its name comes from the 18th century, when the tower was a warehouse for the Powder. The gunpowder tower is 65 meters high and climbs a 186-level spiral staircase to the 44-meter-high observation deck. You can start your tour of the Royal Boulevard.