Praha mosty spojená – Dudák Vladislav, Rýpar Vít (2020)

The book "Prague Bridges" deals with the history, architecture, urban framework, as well as the present and planned future of Prague's bridges and their approaches, making it a highly relevant topic. As the title suggests, the book also considers the broader context of bridge constructions and their approaches, their usage, and how bridges have reflected and continue to reflect life in the metropolis, how Prague asserts its "bridges," and how its bridges then transform Prague. The story of the bridges is part of the story of the city, its inhabitants, and its administration. It is a tale of clashes of concepts, professional and political decisions, weighing alternatives, and sometimes personal disputes and private interests. The book aims to show how extraordinary and complicated the "bridge question" is, how challenging it is to decide on the route and construction form of bridges, and how difficult their realization, maintenance, and reconstruction are. It also addresses the planning and preparation of new bridge constructions, architectural competitions, and the specific realization of the construction. The book is richly illustrated with maps, plans, historical photographs, engravings, and contemporary photographs. It is supplemented with numerous interesting facts, quotes from period press, profiles of architects and architectural studios, construction companies, etc.