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| 3345 Charles Bridge and city skyline in the morning |
Charles Bridge is an historic bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague. It is 621m long and nearly 10m wide, following the example of the Stone Bridge in Regensburg, and was built as a bow bridge with 16 arches shielded by ice guards. Protected by three bridge towers, it is decorated by a continuous alley of 30 statues and statuaries, originally erected between 1683 and 1714. They depict various saints and patron saints venerated at that time. Beginning in 1965, all of the statues have been systematically replaced by replicas.
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| 2868 Charles Bridge and city skyline on sunset |
The construction of the bridge started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV, and finished in the beginning of the 15th century. It replaced the old Judith Bridge built 1158-1172 that had been badly damaged by a flood in 1342. This new bridge was originally called Stone Bridge or Prague Bridge but has been Charles Bridge since 1870. As the only means of crossing the river Vltava (Moldau) until 1841, it was the most important connection between Prague Castle and the city's Old Town and adjacent areas.
Charles Bridge is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site Historic Centre of Prague, about which I wrote here.
About the stamps
The first stamp, depicting a Sow-bread, is part of a large series of definitive stamps named Beauty Of Flowers, about which I wrote here. The last two stamps, depicting a Skoda 1201 and a Skoda Rapid 1500, are part of the series Czech Cars, about which I wrote here.
References
Charles Bridge - Wikipedia
Sender 2868: Mihnea Răducu and the postcrossers who participated to the Postcrossing meet-up which held in Prague on November 4, 2016
Sent from Prague (Czech Republic), on 05.11.2016
Sender 3345: Adrian Ilie
Sent from Prague (Czech Republic), on 27.12.2019
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