Prague - The Artists Of Charles' Bridge

Foreign Cultures / Travel


  • Title: Prague - The Artists Of Charles' Bridge
  • Original title: Künstler der Karlsbrücke
  • Film by: Klaus-Rüdiger Metze
  • Format: 30', Series
  • Long running series: Journeys Around The World
  • Production: HR
  • Year of production: 2006
  • Language / subtitle version: German
Prague - The Artists Of Charles' Bridge; Rechte: united docs

Stories from Prague and its most famous landmark. The 700-year-old Charles Bridge is one of the most famous structures in the world and every year it exerts its magnetic appeal over millions of visitors from all over the world. Planned and built by Emperor Charles IV to be a monument for all time, countless legends have entwined themselves around the eternal bridge and favourite icon of all Czechs: like that of the countless red eggs and the finest wines used by the master builders as additives in the mortar for the foundations. Charles’ Bridge is always in season. Every day business is humming at the colourful bazaar at the feet of the saints. Artists, traders, jugglers and musicians display their wares and their talents. Over the years, the bridge has become famous for its eccentric characters, celebrities and esteemed artists in equal measure.