- 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.
- ...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.
- Built in the late 15th century, the Prague Powder Tower was initially intended to be a part of the city’s fortifications.
- 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.
- From there you can enjoy a nice view over the Old Town of Prague. Powder Tower Prague Namesti republiky.
- 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.
- Powder Tower, Prague. This elaborate entrance to the Old Town is a must-visit for anybody who wants to see Prague’s most impressive Gothic architecture.
- 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...
- 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.