Mill Colonnade, Renaissance Revival colonnade in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
The Mill Colonnade is a covered walkway with 124 Corinthian columns stretching 132 meters along the Tepla River. Five different mineral springs are located inside this structure and open to visitors.
Architect Josef Zitek designed the stone colonnade between 1871 and 1881, replacing a wooden promenade that had stood at the site since 1792. The new structure was built to better accommodate growing numbers of visitors.
Twelve sandstone figures on the roof represent the months and shape how the structure looks from outside. Stone carvings inside tell stories of important moments in the city's past.
You can visit the five springs, each with different temperatures and mineral compositions that may affect the body differently. Plan time for a slow stroll and read the information panels at each spring.
One of the springs inside, called the Vaclav I Spring, is the hottest of all five springs in this structure. Many visitors overlook this difference and do not taste all the springs to feel the temperature variations themselves.
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