Cross at Charles Bridge / Kríž na Karlove moste (Prague)
N 50° 05.187 E 014° 24.744
33U E 457964 N 5548408
This beautiful remarkable Crucifixion is one of the most photographed statues on the Gothic Charles Bridge in Prague's historic centre...
Waymark Code: WM6F9J
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/25/2009
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This Baroque Crucifixion you can find on the right side of the Charles Bridge, close to the Old Town's embankment. A cross stood there as a first decoration of the bridge already in the 14 th century and it was changed several times later.
The present bronze gilded cross was bought for the Charles Bridge in 1657. There is a gilded inscription on the pedestal, saying "Saint, saint, saint is the God of the crowds". It was said, that the inscription was gilded on the expense of a Jew, who sneered at the Crucifix. However, this story is not true, and that´s why a board with an explanation was placed there in 2000.