Work began in 1475, when it was called the New Tower, and the city council gave it to Vladislav II as a coronation gift. Vladislav laid the foundation stone. Construction stopped when he left the city after riots, and the article does not say when it resumed. The design reportedly drew on Peter Parler's work on the Charles Bridge, and the article names no architect.
It is Gothic and 213 feet (65 m) tall, and the article does not state its materials. Kings passed through it on the way to St. Vitus Cathedral for coronations from 1836.
The Battle of Prague in 1757 damaged it. Josef Mocker led a reconstruction in 1876 that replaced the sculptures and removed the clock. Restoration began in summer 2024 with Prague City Tourism. The article gives no visiting details.
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