Current Affairs Oldest bridge in the Czech Republic reopens

02-04-2003 | Dean Vuletic

On Tuesday the thirteenth century stone bridge in the southern Bohemian town of Pisek was reopened to pedestrians. The 111-metre long bridge is famous as the oldest remaining bridge in the Czech Republic, and for the statues of saints and the crucifixion of Christ which decorate it. However, during the disastrous floods in the Czech Republic last year, the bridge became known for something else as well: it was one of the most badly damaged cultural monuments in the country.

Stone bridge in the southern Bohemian town of Pisek Stone bridge in the southern Bohemian town of Pisek   Back

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