Charles Bridge
The Charles Bridge is located in Prague, Czech Republic, and was built in 1537. It was commissioned by Charles IV, and connects Old Town and Mala Strana, crossing the river Vltava. The bridge was originally called the Stone Bridge, and it was designed by architect Peter Parler. Parler was also the architect who overlooked the building of the Prague Castle. The legend says that egg yolks were mixed in with the mortar during the construction in order to make the foundation stronger. The bridge has survived centuries of traffic and natural disasters, especially that of floods.
Currently, the bridge plays the role as an historical landmark and a footbridge. Back in the Middle Ages, when a leader executed a person, the leader would want everyone to know about it. The placing of decapitated heads on landmarks was a popular practice in Europe back then. There were ten local lords who had their heads placed on the Charles Bridge until their flesh rotted away and were picked on by countless birds. Now, the spirits of these ten lords are said to walk the bridge at night, singing sad songs and scaring people away as they do this. A water goblin is also believed to live under the bridge, devouring the souls of those who drown or jump off of the bridge.
(Source: Belanger, Jeff. Encyclopedia of Haunted Places. 2005.)
