- The Powder Tower in Prague is located on Republic Square, you can get to it by metro, next to the station of the same name. Or you can take trams 8, 91, 14, 26.
- The Powder Tower is part of the fortification system of the Prague Castle, so named because it had been used to store gun powder at one time.
- The Powder Tower (Prasna Brana) is one of the towers that was originally part of the Old Town walls, which were protecting the centre of Prague.
- From there you can enjoy a nice view over the Old Town of Prague. Powder Tower Prague Namesti republiky.
- The powder tower we see today is the work of the Victorian-era purist Josef Mocker, the author of much of Prague’s superb neo-gothic church architecture.
- The Powder Tower is the ideal place to start a walk through Prague’s most famous monuments: this is where the famous Royal Route begins.
- The Gothic Powder Tower is the beginning of the Royal Route leading to Prague Castle. The coronation processions of the Czech kings used to follow this road.
- Completed in 1475, the Powder Gate Tower, which formerly served as a gunpowder store, is still the starting point for the Coronation or Royal Route to Prague...
- Practically all sightseeing tours around Prague start with the Republic Square , the decoration of which is the Powder Tower, or the Powder Gate.
- Together with the Old Town Bridge Tower, the Powder Tower is the only existing part of the former Prague Old Town fortification.