Prague - Powder Gate

(Local Name: Prasná brána) The Old Powder Gate (Prasná brána), or Powder Tower as it is sometimes called, was built in the 15th Century to be one of the main entrances to the walled city of Prague. It was reconstructed later on. The Powder Gate is at the start of Celetná Street and the Royal Route, along which bohemian monarchs would walk on their way to be crowned at St Vitus Cathedral. The name Powder Gate was adopted long after it was built, when the tower was no longer needed as a defensive measure and was instead turned into a storage tower for gunpowder.