Charles IV and the Habsburgs · event 3 of 14

9 July 1357

Charles Bridge is begun. The foundation stone is laid at 5.31am on a date chosen by astrologers to read as a palindrome: 1357, 9 July, 5.31. The bridge is still standing and still carrying people.

The Charles IV and the Habsburgs era

  1. 1344
  2. 1348
  3. 9 July 1357
  4. 6 July 1415
  5. 30 July 1419
  6. 1583
  7. 23 May 1618
  8. 8 November 1620
  9. 1648
  10. 1784
  11. 29 October 1787
  12. 1848
  13. 18 November 1883
  14. 1893

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