A well-known legend says eggs were added to Charles Bridge's mortar to strengthen it. It pokes fun at the people of Velvary, who supposedly sent hard-boiled eggs to keep them from breaking en route. Modern analyses have not confirmed eggs in the original mortar, but the tale remains one of Prague's most famous legends.
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- Place
- Praha
- Municipality / starting point
- Praha
- District / region
- Praha 1 · Staré Město / Malá Strana
- Country
- Czechia
- Location in the sources
- Charles Bridge
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SOURCES OF THE STORYThis legend preserves a folk tale. Its motifs do not constitute evidence of supernatural events.