Jul 17 2008
Prague Castle gateway the fighting giants
Prague Castle gateway the fighting giants
There are many ways to get in Prague Castles but the official entry is from the Hradčanské Náměstí (Castle Square) at the west end of the castle grounds. A beautiful rococo gateway is decorated with 2 statues of fighting giants, called Battling Titans. The originals were made by Ignác Platze in 1770, but today there are just copies made in 1912 by C. Vosmík and A. Procházka. Besides titans guarding gateway there are two castle guards (people standing like statues) on either side. Every hour the guards at the gateway entrance are changing clicking with their brightly shined shoes and twirling of their rifles. The gateway with battling titans will lead you to the 1 st courtyard, “the Courtyard of Honour”. You will see there the Matthias Gate from 1614 with staircases leading to Throne Hall or the Spanish Hall.