Karlovy
Vary prides itself in its colonnades. They were built in
the 19th century and beginning of the 20th century and there
are five of them - the Mill Colonnade (Mlýnská kolonáda),
Park Colonnade (Sadová kolonáda), Market Colonnade
(Tržní kolonáda), Chateau Colonnade (Zámecká
kolonáda) and Hot Spring Colonnade (Vřídelní kolonáda).
Probably
the most beautiful is the Mill
Colonnade in the Neo-Renaissance style.
It is 132 meters long, 13 meters wide and has 124 columns. It
stretches over five hot springs.
The Hot Spring Colonnade is
where you can not only drink the curative waters of the Vřídlo (literally
"Hot Spring", temperature 73°C/163°F),
the best-known of the springs and symbol of Karlovy Vary, but also
admire the 14-meter high fountain that constantly springs up from
the Vřídlo in
the covered hallway of the colonnade.
