Sunday, February 22, 2009

Sunday


If you woke up breathing, congratulations! You have another chance. ~Andrea Boydston

From below the Charles Bridge(Karlov Most); one of the religious statues making up the alley of 30, mostly baroque, statues and statuaries along the bridge. They form a unique connection of artistic styles with the underlying gothic bridge.

Most sculptures were erected between 1683 and 1714. They depict various saints and patron saints venerated at that time. The most prominent Bohemian sculptors of the time took part in decorating the bridge, such as: Matthias Braun, Jan Brokoff and his sons Michael Joseph and Ferdinand Maxmilian.

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