Prague, City of Towers

A long, long flight of stairs leads down the hill from the Prague Castle, and at one place there is a panoramic view of Prague, a perfect place for photos of the rooftops and dozens of steeples scattered far below.

No capital city has so many towers of a specific design as does Prague. The Powder Tower (one of the 13 original fortification gates to the Old Town), the Tyn Cathedral, the Charles Bridge Towers (on the left side of this photo), and others, all follow a style that is unique to Prague. The steep slant of the roof, little towers and spires at the top of the main tower — once you have seen them, you will always recognize them as Prague, no where else.

The skyline silhouette of the towers of Prague is very distinctive. It’s fascinating to see that a photograph of buildings will tell, with great accuracy, if the photo was taken in Istanbul, Paris, Vienna, Prague, Berlin, London, Venice, or Rome.