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The Powder Tower is the gateway to the Old Town
The Powder Tower is the gateway to the Old Town. It replaced a Přemyslid dynasty era gate in 1475 and was built in the Gothic style by Matěj Rejsek as a gift from the Old Town to King Vladislav Jagiellon.
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Originally called the ‘Horská’ gate it acquired the name ‘Powder’ in the 17th century, when it was used to store gunpowder (‘prašná’ coming from the word ‘prach’ meaning powder).
The appearance of the tower today dates back to 1875 – 76, when it was given a neo-Gothic makeover by architect Josef Mocker. Sculptures representing the Czech kings adorn the tower – on the eastern side we find Přemysl Otakar II and Charles IV and on the western side George of Poděbrady and Vladislav Jagiellon.
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Address:
Náměstí republiky 5
110 00 Prague 1 – Old Town
http://www.prazskeveze.eu/the-powder-tower/
GPS: 50°5’13.836″N, 14°25’40.097″E
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Visiting hours:
Open daily:
November–February 10.00 to 18.00
March 10.00 to 20.00
April–September 10.00 to 22.00
October 10.00 to 20.00
Connection:
Subway(Underground) line B – Náměstí Republiky station
Bus: 133, 505, 511
Tram: 8, 14, 26, 51, 54
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Prague 1 still belongs to one of the most attractive parts of the whole Prague. Probably nowhere else you can find such a concentration of historic monuments and places where the history and romance of bygone times are all around you. Hardly anywhere you can walk on the same paths where were walking Franz Kafka, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the Golem of Prague.
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