text: **CHARLES BRIDGE, Prague**
  
  Dating back to the 14th century, the Charles 
  
  Bridge is one of the jewels of Gothic architecture. 
  
  This stone bridge, built by Charles IV, the Czech 
  
  King and Holy Roman Emperor, created a reliable 
  
  connection between the Lesser and the Old Town 
  
  and gave way to the merging of life of both banks. 