Park Colonnade, Spa colonnade in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
The Park Colonnade is a cast-iron structure in the spa town of Karlovy Vary, standing on the left bank of the Teplá River. It consists of a row of arches forming a covered walkway, beneath which two mineral springs are accessible to visitors.
A large pavilion with a concert hall and restaurant stood here from 1881, designed by Vienna-based architects Ferdinand Fellner and Hermann Helmer. The pavilion was eventually demolished, but the cast-iron colonnade survived as the only remaining part of the original structure.
The colonnade sits in Dvořákovy sady park, named after the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák, who spent time here. Visitors can walk under the cast-iron roof and drink directly from two springs that still flow today.
The colonnade is easy to reach on foot by following the Teplá riverbank past the Mill Colonnade. It sits in the middle of the spa zone, making it a natural stop during a walk through the town's main sights.
The Snake Spring beneath the colonnade was only opened to the public in 2001, making it the newest spring in the entire spa zone of Karlovy Vary. Its water contains less mineral content than most other springs in the town, but a higher amount of carbon dioxide.
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