St. Vitus Cathedral Prague - details and images
St. Vitus Cathedral (Chram svateho Vita) - whose original name is the Cathedral of St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adalbert, is the largest and most important cathedral in the Czech Republic and is one of the best examples of Gothic architecture. It is the place where the bishop of Prague and saints, kings, princes and kings of Bohemia are buried. Coronations of the kings of Bohemia were held in the cathedral until 1836.
The west wing of the cathedral (coming from the courtyard patio 2nd 3rd) is the newest, built in the late nineteenth century - the beginning of the twentieth century. There is also the main entrance. West wing is characterized by two high towers and cathedrals of the Parisian inspired rosette.
South wing of the cathedral one can easily recognize that there is the clock tower, 109 feet tall and whose clock is the largest in the Czech Republic.
Access to the tower is done only if the weather is beautiful between April and October and consists of climbing the 287 steps.
On the right side of the tower, is the old main entrance to the cathedral above the three arches with a golden mosaic representing the Last Judgement. Jesus is surrounded by angels and saints kneeling patrons of the Czech Republic (St. Prokop, St. Vitus and St. Zikmund the left and St. Wenceslas, St. Ludmila and St. Vojtech on the right).
St Vitus cathedral consists of a central nave with two wings and small chapels in the north. Chapels are illuminated by light passing through stained windows church grounds. Wenceslas Chapel, in the fourteenth century, was built in honor of the patron saint of the Czech Republic, Wenceslas, by Charles IV. Another work of art admired by tourists visiting the cathedral, is the tombstone of John of Nepomuk chapel situated opposite John Nepomuk.
In front of the marble altar was a royal mausoleum, he was buried under the Bohemian kings. Mausoleum consists tombstone of King Ferdinand I of Austria, his wife Anne of Bohemia and Roman Emperor Maximilian II. The crypt below contains the graves of Charles IV, his four wives, the Emperor Maximilian II and Rudolf II and Maria Theresa of Austria's daughter, Maria Amalia of Austria.
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