Christmas Prague walking tour through Charles Bridge to Old Town Square 🇨🇿 Czech Republic 4k HDR

Let’s take a walking tour along the Charles Bridge towards Old Town Square. There are many people in Prague these days, the second Advent has come, but we will squeeze through the crowd. Charles Bridge (Karlův most) is a medieval stone arch bridge that crosses the Vltava river in Prague, Czech Republic. Its construction started in 1357 under the auspices of King Charles IV and finished in the early 15th century. The bridge replaced the old Judith Bridge built in 1158–1172, which a flood severely damaged in 1342. This new bridge was initially called Stone Bridge (Kamenný most) or Prague Bridge (Pražský most) but has been referred to as “Charles Bridge“ since 1870. The bridge is 516 meters (1,693 ft) long and nearly 10 meters (33 ft) wide. Following the example of the Stone Bridge in Regensburg, it was built as a bow bridge with 16 arches shielded by ice guards. It is protected by three bridge towers, two on the Lesser Quarter side (including the Malá Stra
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