- Powder Tower or Powder Gate in Prague. ... Formally, the history of the Powder Tower began in 1475, but it is not the first of its kind in this place.
- Powder Tower is 65 Meters High. In the 17th century, the Prague Powder Tower was used for storage of gunpowder; the origin of its current name.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- 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.