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The tower was intended to be an attractive entrance into the city, instead of a defensive tower. The foundation stone was placed by Vladislav II. The city council gave Vladislav II the tower as a coronation gift. While it was being built, it was called the New Tower. The look of the tower was inspired by the work of Peter Parler on the Charles ...
The online edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction was released in October 2011 with 12,230 entries, totaling 3,200,000 words. The editors predicted that it would contain 4,000,000 words upon completion of the first round of updates at the end of 2012; this figure was actually reached in January 2013, and 5,000,000 words in November 2015.
- John Clute, Peter Nicholls
- 1979
Welcome to the Fourth Edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, launched online on 6 October 2021 as a direct continuation of the Third Edition, following the amicable end of our decade-long partnership with Gollancz and the SF Gateway. This reference work, which we continue to refer to in short as the SFE, is edited by John Clute and ...
Powder tower. A powder tower ( German: Pulverturm ), occasionally also powder house ( Pulverhaus ), was a building used by the military or by mining companies, frequently a tower, to store gunpowder or, later, explosives. They were common until the 20th century, but were increasingly succeeded by gunpowder magazines and ammunition depots.
The third edition was conceived from the outset as an online resource, developed intensively from 2005 onward using a corrected and expanded version of the CD-ROM text as a starting point, and first launched in October 2011 as The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (2011 web) edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls (who subsequently ...
The Powder Tower, also called “Powder Gate” (“Prašná brána” in Czech), is among the most amazing and treasured sights of Prague and is considered to be one of its symbols. It marks the beginning of Celetná street, part of the “Royal Way”. This route, leading through the Prague’s historical centre and connecting the former ...
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In 1483 the king moved to Prague Castle and the bridge was left unfinished. Between 1875 and 1886 the tower was rebuilt, decorated and redesigned by Josef Mocker. The gate acquired its present name in the 17 th century when it was used to store gunpowder. Today, there is a small exhibition about the tower and it is open for visiting. Opening hours:
