The Powder Tower, a late Gothic
town gateway, is one of the most remarkable monuments of medieval Prague. It
marked the beginning of the Prague royal route, along which Bohemian kings
walked on their coronation procession to Prague Castle.
Work on the present structure
began during the reign of King Vladislav II in 1475 and was modelled on the Old
Town Bridge Tower, built a century earlier. This gate can trace its origins
back to the 11th century, when the original gate was one of thirteen
entrances to Prague’s Old Town. Originally known as the New Tower, its name was
changed to the Powder Gate in the 17th century when it was used to
store gunpowder.
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