Celebrating the 550th anniversary of the Powder Gate Tower

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The Powder Gate Tower, one of the most distinctive landmarks of late Gothic Prague dating back to 1475 and the monumental gateway through which the coronation processions of Czech kings entered the Old Town, is celebrating 550 years since its foundation. The symbol of the Powder Gate Tower is the royal crown, the most precious treasure of the Czech nation, which is depicted among the rich stone carvings on tower. Celebrate this royal anniversary with an array of special tours, craft workshops, online lectures and much more.

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.

Latin inscription from the stone carvings above the eastern gateway of the Powder Gate Tower
The Powder Gate Tower in 1856 in a photograph by Andreas Groll | Source: Wikipedia

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