Charles Bridge Prague Night
by Joan Carroll
Title
Charles Bridge Prague Night
Artist
Joan Carroll
Medium
Photograph - Photography And Digital Art
Description
The Charles Bridge over the Vltava River is a famous historical, pedestrian-only focal point of life in Prague, Czech Republic. Beautiful by day, romantic by night. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau) until 1841, the Charles Bridge was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the city's Old Town and adjacent areas. This 'solid-land' connection made Prague important as a trade route between Eastern and Western Europe. The bridge is 621 metres (2,037 ft) long and nearly 10 metres (33 ft) 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 bridge is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, most of them baroque-style, originally erected around 1700 but now all replaced by replicas.
FEATURED PHOTO, Night In Art group, 11/21/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Art - It Is Good For You group, 11/15/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Abc Group - U Is For Uncolored - Black And White group, 10/26/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Arches--for Artists And Buyers group, 10/24/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Visions Of The Night group, 10/21/16
FEATURED PHOTO, The World We See Group, 10/19/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Black And White Photography group, 10/18/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Beauty of Moving Water group, 10/16/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Arts Fantastic World group, 10/16/16
FEATURED PHOTO, Reflections Rainbows Group, 10/15/16
FEATURED PHOTO, The Grayscale Outdoors group, 10/15/16
joan carroll, reflection, reflections, praha, travel, urban, tourist, tourism, city, cityscape, bohemia
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October 15th, 2016
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Megan Colleen Hale 7 Days Ago
This makes me feel bittersweet romance. Like I'm on a getaway with my partner, and we are both ready to amicably end things when we go back home.
Christopher James
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Joan Carroll
thank you Luther Fine Art for the feature in the Abc Group - U Is For Uncolored - Black And White group, 10/26/16