We are preparing an extraordinary program to commemorate the rich history of the Powder Gate Tower and 550 years since its foundation. To start, we are offering guided tours and will gradually add more thematic events. You will find complete intuitive information on this page. On the guided tours, you will learn interesting facts about the architecture of the Powder Gate Tower and hear fascinating stories about its history and the personalities who helped to create it. As part of the special program, you can look forward to tours of the two tower floors; those who love a challenge will enjoy a trivia quiz with thematic questions. We are also offering discounted admission and a new range of souvenirs including pendants, magnets, commemorative coins and postal stamps featuring the Powder Gate Tower. 1475 foundation 9 m foundation depth 65 m height 44 m viewing gallery 186 steps to the viewing gallery Own a unique commemorative coin These coins commemorating the 550th anniversary of the Powder Gate Tower have been minted in a limited collector’s edition of only 550 pieces. The coins were manufactured from gold-plated brass by the Zlatohorská Mint. Available exclusively at the Powder Gate Tower. Don’t wait and get your piece of history today! Postage stamp with the Powder Gate Tower motif As part of the anniversary celebrations, we have created a jubilee postage stamp in cooperation with Czech Post. It was designed by Vojtěch Šeda, who also illustrated our popular sets of educational maps. The stamp can only be purchased as part of a unique sheet which contains two stamps for use on regular mail in the Czech Republic. The stamp is available at the ticket office of the Powder Gate Tower, at the original souvenir shop in the Old Town Hall, and at the Tourist Information Centre in the Old Town Hall, the Tourist Information Centre at Můstek, the Tourist Information Centre at Prague Castle and the Tourist Information Centre at the Petřín Tower. Prague Tower podcast — Tomáš Rafl: The Powder Gate Tower celebrates 550 years Did you know that you can find 500 statues on the Powder Gate Tower? In the next episode of our Prague Tower podcast, academic painter and restorer Tomáš Rafl talks about its decoration. Behold! Prague. For the honest I am a mother, to the deceivers I am a step-mother; let the latter flee, and may those who seek good arrive. The Powder Gate Tower in 1856 in a photograph by Andreas Groll | Source: Wikipedia