How the bridge was built

About this experience

The Charles Bridge Museum sits at Křižovnické náměstí 3, beside the Old Town Bridge Tower, in buildings of the Knights of the Cross with the Red Star, the order founded by St Agnes of Bohemia that ran this end of the bridge for centuries. Inside: the history of the bridge and of the Judith Bridge before it, the order's Gothic church and its Baroque rebuild, the bridge's sculpture, the floods and the repairs, and a large model of the 14th-century building site, with figures of workers and their machines (prague.eu).

The price at the door is 220 CZK for adults and 110 CZK reduced. Open every day, 10:00 to 18:00 from October to April and 10:00 to 19:00 from May to September. The online ticket of about $10 is close to that and cancels free up to the day before. The museum is run with the Prague Venice boats, and the 45-minute canal cruise includes museum entry, so if you want both, book the cruise and skip this ticket.

It is a small museum: guests report 30 to 45 minutes. Several older reviews say their museum ticket also got them onto the boat; the listing today names only the museum, so do not count on a cruise. Labels are in Czech and English.

• A large model of the medieval building site, with hundreds of figures
• The story of the Judith Bridge, the stone bridge before Charles Bridge
• Floods, damage and repairs through six centuries
• The Knights of the Cross and their Old Town convent
• Right by the Old Town Bridge Tower, easy to pair with a climb

How the day runs

1. ArriveKřižovnické náměstí 3

   The entrance is at the Old Town end of the bridge, next to the tower and the statue of Charles IV.

2. 10 minThe Judith Bridge and the order

   The bridge that came first, and the knights who guarded the crossing.

3. 25 minThe building site

   The big model of the 14th-century works, with the cranes and scaffolds.

4. 40 minFloods and repairs

   Damage over the centuries and how the bridge was fixed.

5. About 1 hOut to the bridge

   Back on the square, under the Old Town Bridge Tower.

What's included

Who it suits

What guests say

Tips before you book

• Book the canal cruise instead if you want both. It includes the museum for about $15 more than this ticket.
• Look for the museum sign behind the boat posters. One guest found the entrance hard to spot.
• Pair it with the Old Town Bridge Tower next door, in its half-price first hour.
• Go on a rainy afternoon. It is the one Charles Bridge sight that is fully indoors.

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• Bridge tower tickets
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