Mánes Bridge
Mánesův Bridge spans the Vltava River in Prague as the ninth most in order. There used to be a historical ferry to the fishing village in this place. Another of his predecessors was a an iron suspension bridge for pedestrians, which connected the Old Town and the Lesser Town Klárov.
Most was being constructed between 1911 - 1914, but was not completed till 1916. It was built according to the design by the engineers František Mencl and Alois Nový. The architects Pavel Janak, Vlastimil Hofman and Mečislav Petrů had also worked on the bridge. In that time, the bridge was already concrete. The bridge is 186 metres long and 16 metres and it consists 4 segmental arches. Today, there is a tram line, the car drive there and there are pavements for the pedestrians. It underwent a major reconstruction in the years of 1992 - 1994.
Stylistically, the bridge was constructed in the style of Czech cubism. The decoration was taken care of by the leading Czech sculptors, who created figural friezes with the themes from the life of the Vltava swimmers. On both sides of the Old Town raid on the bridge there are fountains with spouts and on the Lesser town side there are of the city and country. Like many of Prague's bridges, this one has had several names over the years. It was named the bridge of Archduke Franz Ferdinand d'Este at the official opening. Since 1920 it has been called Mánesův Bridge. It is worth noting that since 2009 there has been a Walk of Fame, where brass stars are installed as a tribute to Czech composers.