Copper bas-relief on Charles Bridge
Description:
The copper bas-relief depicting the martyrdom of St. John Nepomuk, installed in the 17th century on the Charles Bridge in Prague, today has not only historical significance. This place is popular among tourists and locals in that, according to legend, heartfelt wishes, made on the bridge and accompanied by touching this monument, must come true.
According to legend, the Czech king Wenceslas drowned the confessor of his wife John Nepomuk under the Charles Bridge for refusing to give her love secret. And over the water, at the place of the death of the priest, 5 stars lit up. Since then, St. John Nepomuk in the Czech Republic is considered the patron saint of lovers, in all images his head is crowned by a halo of five stars.
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