- Built in the late 15th century, the Prague Powder Tower was initially intended to be a part of the city’s fortifications.
- ...climb to the top of the Powder Tower to admire the “City of a hundred spires” and can also discover the Tower’s exhibition on Prague’s history and its towers.
- 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 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.
- Practically all sightseeing tours around Prague start with the Republic Square , the decoration of which is the Powder Tower, or the Powder Gate.
- 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.
- The 65-metre high Powder Tower, located at the edge of Republic Square and Na Příkopě Street, is undoubtedly Prague’s most significant gate.
- Dating back to 1475, Powder Tower (Prašná brána) is one of the oldest gothic city gates and an entrance to the Old Town.
- The Powder Gate can trace its origins back to the 11th century, when the original gate was one of 13 entrances to Prague's Old Town. The 65m tall Powder Tower...
- From there you can enjoy a nice view over the Old Town of Prague. Powder Tower Prague Namesti republiky.