Several seagulls fly around the Charles Bridge . The Charles Bridge (Czech Karlův most ) is the oldest bridge in Prague , Vltava

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Several seagulls fly around the Charles Bridge . The Charles Bridge (Czech Karlův most ) is the oldest bridge in Prague , Vltava river and through the Old Town to the Lesser Town . It is the second oldest existing bridge in the Czech Republic . Its construction started in 1357 with the approval of King Charles IV , and finished in the early fifteenth century . Since at the time was the only way to cross the river , the Charles Bridge became the most important communication channel between Old Town , Prague Castle and adjacent areas until 1841 . The bridge was also an important link for trade between Eastern and Western Europe

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