Czech Republic boasts the magnificent bridges. Here is a list of some of the most famous and spectacular of them.

• Charles Bridge. This is a stone Gothic bridge that connects the Old Town and Lesser Town. It was built in the 15^th century to replace the older Judith Bridge which had been ruined by floods. Baroque statues began to be placed on either side of Charles Bridge in the 17^th The most popular statue is the one of St. John of Nepomuk, a Czech martyr saint.

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Location: Karluv most, Prague 11000

Nearby sights: Na Zabradli Theater, Sculpture Embryo, Old Town Bridge Tower

Nearby hotels: Pension Karlova, Charles Bridge Economic Hostel, Hotel Leonardo Prague

• Pisek Bridge (Jeleni most – “Deer Bridge” in Czech). This is the oldest bridge in Czech Republic located in Pisek city which is famous for mineral riches in the form of gold-bearing sand. In the 12^th century the city’s most important monument was built: the Gothic stone bridge where you can find beautiful sculptural decorations. It is said that the bridge was to be named after the first one to cross it and that privilege unexpectedly went to a deer.

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Location: Trida Narodni Svobody, Pisek

Nearby sights: Pisek Stone Bridge, Old Town Pisek, St Wenceslas Chapel

Nearby hotels: Hotel Biograf, Hotel Villa Conti, Hotel Zvikov

• Branicky Most. It is a rail and pedestrian bridge spanning the Vltava River in Prague. The walkway links the Branik district to the Mala Chuchle district. The bridge is also can be referred to as the Most Intelligence Bridge or The Bridge of Intelligentsia. After 1948 Czechoslovak intelligentsia was forced to work as laborers. Large number of Prague intellectuals worked on the bridge giving it its unofficial name. The bridge was planned as a part of The Prague Rail Bypass. Work began in 1949 and the structure was finished in 1955.

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Location: The Vltava River, Prague

Nearby sights: Old Town (Stare Mesto), Charles Bridge, St. Vitus Cathedral

Nearby hotels: Miss Sophie’s Hotel, Hotel Residence Agnes, Golden Well Hotel

• The Palacky Bridge. This is a bridge located in Prague. It is one of the oldest functioning bridges over the Vltava in Prague after the Charles Bridge. It was built as the third major bridge shortly after the 1863 opening of the Franz Josef Bridge which was damaged in 1941 and dismantled in 1946.

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Location: The Vltava River, Prague

Nearby sights: Wenceslas Square, Vysehrad Gardens, Jewish Quarter

Nearby hotels: Hotel Merlin, Best Western City Hotel Moran, Mamaison Hotel Riverside Prague