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The first time we went to Charles Bridge, I believed certain I became walking into a medieval fairy-tale. Naturally, we neglected to bring my basketball dress and glass slippers. I experienced stepped into this mythic wearing jeans and walking shoes! Fortunately, I Happened To Ben't alone. The bridge is a well known site in Prague; and everyone who crosses it appears become equally as captivated!

Besides being gorgeous and magical to look at, there are more factors that produce this bridge appear to be it popped out from the pages of a mythic guide. It was built by a king (obviously!) - King Charles IV. It is old, built-in 1357. It's flanked with towers (really, exactly what fairy-tale doesn't involve at least one tower?). And, as you walk over the bridge toward Old Town, there clearly was a beautiful palace in back ground.

Maybe not believing that this is a fairy-tale connection? After that take a good look at it through the night:

It screams "fairy tale, " doesn't it?

The connection is not only a way of having from region of the river to the other. When you look at the 17th-century, it became symbolic of Catholicization rebirth after much spiritual dispute using Protestants. Statues of saints were included, each with a tale or legend of their own. For example, the 8th one on the right while you're walking toward Old Town is St. John of Nepomuk. According to legend, he was wrapped in stores and thrown to his demise from this connection. Pressing the statue is suppose to bring all the best plus the promise of a return trip to Prague. From appearances associated with used places on the statue's base, folks galore have actually put those fairy-tale wishes toward test. I acknowledge, used to do, also!