St Vitus Cathedral

Introduction

St. Vitus Cathedral is the heart and soul of Prague Castle, a towering Gothic cathedral that is the most important and magnificent church in the Czech Republic and the pinnacle of Prague's Gothic architecture, its spires the most striking feature on the skyline of the City of a Hundred Spires. Construction began in the 14th century and took nearly six centuries and many architects before completion in the early 20th century - a true masterpiece. It has every element of a great Gothic cathedral: soaring spires, flying buttresses, intricate stone carving and breathtaking stained-glass windows (one designed by the Czech national-treasure painter Mucha, brilliant with color). The vast, solemn interior holds the tombs of many Bohemian kings, saints and nobles; the richly decorated St. Wenceslas Chapel is especially precious, and the cathedral also guards the Bohemian coronation crown jewels. As the coronation and burial site of Bohemian kings, St. Vitus carries a thousand years of Czech religious and royal history. Stepping into this towering Gothic cathedral, beneath its radiant windows and lofty vaults, you feel the apex of Prague's Gothic art and the weight of history - an essential part of any Prague Castle visit.

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