Prague Castle - St. Vitus Cathedral

Pražský hrad , Praha 1

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Address:	Pražský hrad , Praha 1
Winter heating:	Yes
Wheelchair access:	Yes
Reviews:	(54)

The magnificent St. Vitus Cathedral is situated in the Prague Castle complex

The cathedral was founded by the Emperor Charles IV in 1344 at the site of the former St. Vitus Basilica. While most European cathedrals were built within the city, the Cathedral of Prague grew up outside and far above the town, in the middle of the Prague Castle, which was not only the seat of rulers, but also kind of the sacred precinct with several churches.

From the beginning the cathedral was intended as a prominent feature of the Prague agglomeration. In addition, it was built with great artistic and mystical aspirations. St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adalbert Cathedral is the seat of the Archbishop of Prague and the sacred place where the saints, Bohemian kings, princes and Holy Roman emperors are buried - i.e. St. Wenceslas, patron saint of the country, is buried in the Cathedral in St. Wenceslas Chapel, a masterpiece of Gothic art.

Above the chapel is situated chamber guarding the crown jewels of Bohemian kings. The coronations of the kings of Bohemia were held in the Cathedral until 1836. The first architect Matthias of Arras, who was called by Charles IV from Avignon, mediated the model of the French cathedral architecture. Matthias´s successor, genius Petr Parléř, gived to the cathedral and its sculptural decoration features of artistic excellence.

After the death of Charles IV the building was suspended and the cathedral remained a torso. The construction was not completed until the beginning of the 20th century, when the western part was completed and decorated by leading artists of the era (V. Sucharda, A. Mucha etc.). The St. Vitus Cathedral is an excellent example of Gothic architecture and masterpiece of art.

How to get there:

Accessibility by Prague public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
tram - Malostranská stop or Pražský hrad stop
Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí

Overall rating:

Renata Haugvicová | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Eva Kriegerbeckova | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Adina Wagner | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Jan Charvát | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Stebbins Johnene | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Beautiful

Zuzana Šopoňová | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Po delší době jsem se prošla téměř po celé katedrale. Neskutečně místo. Až včera jsem si uvědomila, kde jsou umístěny varhany.

Jiří Bukáček | August 01, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Veronika Andrtová | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

viz výše

Kristina Kurcová | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Krásné místo katedrály sv. Víta

Petr Stehlík | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Marie Mlčochová | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Pavel Fatrle | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Markéta Šípová | July 25, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Jürgen Verschaeve | July 18, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Good concert

Jiří Hubka | July 11, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Olena Havryliuk | July 04, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Pavel Fatrle | July 04, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Simona Langpaulová | July 04, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Libor Jirsák | July 04, 2023 | 19:00 (Tue)

Petr Zaťko | August 02, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Lucie Čápová | August 02, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Slavomír Tabačík | August 02, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Katedrála sv. Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha na Pražském hradě je magickým místem s podmanivou atmosférou a výbornou akustikou. Koncert zde je pro diváky vždy potěšením. Až na ty tvrdé lavice, ale kdo by se staral o lavice v tomto chrámu, kterým procházeli české dějiny, že.

Marcela Valentová | August 02, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Vaclav Haken | July 26, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Iveta Burešová | July 19, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Jitka Černá | July 19, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Lucie Schmiedová | July 19, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Přišli jsme brzy a vybrali si - pro nás - ta nejvhodnější místa, absolutní spokojenost.

Marie Sychrová | July 19, 2022 | 19:00 (Tue)

Petr Coufal | July 27, 2021 | 19:00 (Tue)

Drahomíra Svatoňová | July 06, 2021 | 19:00 (Tue)

Jitka Paříková | July 06, 2021 | 19:00 (Tue)

Martin Paták | July 06, 2021 | 19:00 (Tue)

Zdeněk Šourek | July 01, 2021 | 19:00 (Thu)

Veronika Smolíková | July 01, 2021 | 19:00 (Thu)

Jiří Bláha | July 01, 2021 | 19:00 (Thu)

Jitka Piotrowska | July 01, 2021 | 19:00 (Thu)

Celia Barber | July 30, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Superb location and extremely well organised.

Dmitrii Zhidenkov | July 30, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Nedelcho Hadzhinikolov | July 30, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Kamil Princ | July 23, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

jiří šmíd | July 23, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

VITALII SAKOVICH | July 16, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Jana Najmanová | July 16, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Varhany v takovém místě nemají chybu.

Kamil Princ | July 09, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Martina Wolfová | July 09, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Vladimír Tvrz | July 09, 2019 | 19:00 (Tue)

Vanya Gusheva | July 31, 2018 | 19:00 (Tue)

St Vitus is extraordinarily beautiful and creates wonderful atmosphere coupled with organ music. Especially enjoyed the stained glass windows.