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In photographs, the new bridge across the Vltava in Prague looks like a thin white line in the urban landscape. But it is much more than a beautiful work of architecture: it is also an innovative work of engineering and an important part of the city\u2019s public space.<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The bridge for pedestrians and cyclists crosses the Vltava at a place where the river\u2019s artificial regulation ends and its natural shorelines hint that we are leaving the city center. It connects the neighborhoods of Hole\u0161ovice and Karl\u00edn, two former industrial suburbs which today are experiencing a postindustrial boom that is transforming them into popular residential and office districts. Nevertheless, gentrification has so far not displaced all of the neighborhoods\u2019 original residents and the creative individuals and groups that have found a refuge here. The northeastern edge of Prague\u2019s historic core is today a vibrant part of the city whose vitality is in no small part thanks to the area\u2019s social mix.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Alex Shoots Buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

But what draws people here is not just the pulsating urban life; it is also its exact opposite: nature in the form of the river and the \u201curban wilderness\u201d that has remained on its banks after the departure of the local factories and port facilities. And lying in the middle of the river between Hole\u0161ovice and Karl\u00edn is \u0160tvanice Island. Although the island has traditionally been home to recreational and sporting facilities, its eastern end was long neglected and difficult to reach. The first plans for a bridge date to the early twentieth century, but it wasn\u2019t until the year 2000 that a competition was held for a bridge design, which was won by a team headed by leading Czech architect Alena \u0160r\u00e1mkov\u00e1. Two years later, Prague was struck by a thousand-year flood, with Karl\u00edn and Hole\u0161ovice among the worst-hit areas, and so plans for the bridge\u2019s construction were abandoned. In 2017, an international architectural competition was held for a \u201cbridge for pedestrians and bicyclists that will connect the banks of Karl\u00edn, Hole\u0161ovice, and \u0160tvanice Island. The proposed design should promote connections between the municipal districts \u2013 a goal of city-wide importance \u2013 while also providing access to \u0160tvanice Island.\u201d[1]<\/a> The winning design by architects Petr Tej and Marek Blank, done in collaboration with engineer Jan Mourek, was built (with minor alterations) in the years 2021\u20132023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Photo: Alex Shoots Buildings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The design team proposed a concrete structure with load-bearing parapets that spans the river in a gentle curve measuring just under 300 meters in length, with an 80-meter-long ramp leading down to the island from one side of the bridge. The bridge deck sits atop two supports on the riverbanks, two on \u0160tvanice Island, and just two piers in the broader, non-navigable arm of the Vltava. The footbridge thus makes an unusually subtle first impression. Like natural paths through the landscape, it curves both horizontally and vertically on its journey across the river. As a result, when you move along the bridge you don\u2019t see the other end right away but instead see the bend in the path. In my view, this \u201cminor detail\u201d turns the act of moving along the bridge into an exceptional experience: you feel like you are traveling over water, your gaze drawn to look out over the river instead of staring ahead at your destination on the other side.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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[1]<\/a> https:\/\/www.cka.cz\/souteze\/databaze\/lavka-holesovice-karlin<\/a>. Accessed 22 September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Project Data<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The \u0160tvanice footbridge in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Architecture
Atelier Bridge Structures + Blank architekti: Petr Tej (architect and bridge engineer), Marek Blank (architect), Jan Mourek (bridge engineer), Ale\u0161 Hv\u00edzdal (sculptor), Jan Hendrych (sculptor)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Client
The City of Prague: Petr Hankovec<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Project year
2017-2022<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Completion year
2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Span
300 m between Hole\u0161ovice and Karl\u00edn, ramp to \u0160tvanice island 80 m Alex Shoots Buildings<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costs
300 M CZK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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