- 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 Gothic Powder Tower was built in 1475 during the reign of King Vladislav II Jagiello at the site of the eleventh-century Mountain Tower, one of Prague’s thirteen...
- ...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.
- Practically all sightseeing tours around Prague start with the Republic Square , the decoration of which is the Powder Tower, or the Powder Gate.
- 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.
- 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 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 65-metre high Powder Tower, located at the edge of Republic Square and Na Příkopě Street, is undoubtedly Prague’s most significant gate.
- 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.
- Dating back to 1475, Powder Tower (Prašná brána) is one of the oldest gothic city gates and an entrance to the Old Town.