ACCESS to Prague Old Town from the Charles Bridge is protected by the Old Town Bridge Tower, sometimes called the Charles Tower in reference to Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV (1316-78).
It became customary for kings of Bohemia to pass through the tower's arch as part of their coronation procession.
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| Old Town Bridge Tower ... still impressive |
The tower's role in repulsing Swedish attacks in 1648 is commemorated in a Latin inscription: SISTE VIATOR, SED LUBENS, AC VOLENS UBI SISTERE DEBUIT, SED COACTUS GOTHORUM, AC VANDALORUM FUROR
Roughly translated: "Stop, traveller, willingly; here unwillingly were stopped the Goths and their vandalistic fury."
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