Crusader Square Review

Standing on the bridge of Manis, the oldest stone bridge in Europe, the Charles Bridge is completely presented in front of you. The 520 meters long and 10 meters wide and 16 piers lie like a gray-black dragon lying on the sparkling Voltava River. The Red Star Cross Knights Club on the left is ád kiovník s ervenou hvzdou. The monastery and the Kafka Museum on the right are separated from the river bank, and the cruise ships in the middle of the channel shuttle between them. The swans and the leisurely fishermen in the shallow bay complement each other in the clear waters and green hills. Follow the direction of the tramway, follow the bluestone road all the way south, and soon arrive at Crusader Square, its name is derived from the Red Star Cross Knights Abbey on the north side of the square. As in other European towns, this is a small, super mini square, completely without the grandeur of the country. In the center of the square stands the bronze statue of the greatest Czech, Charles Karlova IV (13161378), who, as the German king and Holy Roman emperor, was the architect of Prague and the founder of Charles University during the strongest period of the medieval Czech Republic. The statue holding the gold book was created by the Dresden Ernst Hahne statuette in 1848 to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the founding of Charles University, and the four statues below represent the four colleges of theology, philosophy, law, and medicine. On the right hand side of the square is the Hussian Church - St. Nicholas Church. It was first built in the 13th century and changed to Baroque style in the 18th century. It was designed by the famous Baroque architect Dinson Hof Kilián Ignác Dienzenhofer. The appearance of the church is extremely eye-catching. The white building, with a bronze roof, resembles the church of St. Martin in London, and after nightfall, the costumed trumpeters blowing the assembly in front of the door with lights on, and the church has become one of the places where Prague citizens can enjoy classical music.