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The Old Town Bridge Tower is one of the most impressive gothic pieces in the world. The tower and the bridge were designed by Petr Parléř and built by Emperor Charles IV. The gateway to the Old Town of Prague was also conceived as a symbolic victory arch.

The taller of the two towers standing on the banks of the Vltava River is the youngest part of the entire Charles Bridge. It was built after 1464 at the expense of the Czech King George of Poděbrady on the site of an older Romanesque tower, which was built together with the lower tower.

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This is a technical building from the second half of the 17th century, used to supply water to the surrounding area. There is evidence of a wooden water tower on the site of the present tower dating back to the 15th century.

The town hall was established in 1338 as the seat of the Old Town's self-government. The oldest part of the complex is the south wing with a magnificent tower with a bay chapel and a unique astronomical clock on which the 12 apostles appear every hour (9 am - 11 pm).

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The building of the miniature castle is a replica of the entrance gate at Vyšehrad. Inside the castle there is a system of mirrors, some of which are curved and create variously distorted images. In the middle hall there is a diorama depicting the battle of the Prague people with the Swedes on Charles Bridge in 1648.

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A unique opportunity to experience a ride in a historic elevator called a paternoster, to learn historical and contemporary facts about this type of elevator, and to visit selected interiors of the historic New Town Hall that are not normally open to the public. Tour dates can be found on our website.

The bell tower, which also served as a fire station and the residence of the sexton, was built together with the Church of St. Nicholas, but its larger part was built after the completion of the church.

The first brick-and-mortar shop with sophisticated souvenirs produced by Prague City Tourism is located on the renovated ground floor of the Old Town Hall. The souvenirs on offer come from the workshops of local artists and are characterised by their distinctive artistic workmanship, original design and quality materials.