There's been a church on this site for around 1000 years, though the distinctive twin steeples, a feature of the Vy拧ehrad skyline, were added only in 1903, following an extensive neo-Gothic makeover by architect Josef Mocker in the 1880s. The interior is a swirling acid trip of colourful art-nouveau frescoes, painted in the 1920s by various Czech artists.
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Built over a time span of almost 600 years, St Vitus is one of the most richly endowed cathedrals in central Europe. It is pivotal to the religious and鈥
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Strolling across Charles Bridge is everybody鈥檚 favourite Prague activity. However, by 9am it鈥檚 a 500m-long fairground, with an army of tourists squeezing鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most popular attraction. Looming above the Vltava's left bank, its serried ranks of spires, towers and palaces dominate the city centre like a鈥
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This museum consists of six Jewish monuments clustered together in Josefov: the Maisel Synagogue; the Pinkas Synagogue; the Spanish Synagogue; the Klaus鈥
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Strahov Library is the largest monastic library in the country, with two magnificent baroque halls dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. You can peek鈥
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Prague鈥檚 most exuberantly art-nouveau building is a labour of love, with every detail of its design and decoration carefully considered, and every鈥
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While this monument's massive functionalist structure has all the elegance of a nuclear power station, the interior is a spectacular extravaganza of鈥
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More a broad boulevard than a typical European city square, Wenceslas Square has witnessed a great deal of Czech history 鈥 a giant Mass was held here鈥
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Vy拧ehrad Cemetery is a major attraction for many visitors, being the final resting place for dozens of Czech luminaries, including Anton铆n Dvo艡谩k, Bed艡ich鈥
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The restored Gothic cellars that once lay beneath Charles IV鈥檚 palace (now gone) house an exhibition dedicated to the history and legend of Vy拧ehrad. The鈥
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The Brick Gate & Casements highlight Vy拧ehrad's role as a military fortress in the 17th and 18th centuries, a period when the area was fought over by鈥
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The 11th-century Rotunda of St Martin is Prague鈥檚 oldest surviving building. The door and frescoes date from a renovation made about 1880. The rotunda is鈥
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The baroque Leopold Gate marks the impressive entryway into the inner Vy拧ehrad complex. It was built in the mid-17th century to serve both a ceremonial鈥
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The Vy拧ehrad Citadel refers to the complex of buildings and structures atop Vy拧ehrad Hill that have played an important role in Czech history for over鈥
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Just beyond the Tabor Gate stand the remants of the original Gothic Peak Gate, which once served as the main entryway into the complex.
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The first of two main gates into the Vy拧ehrad complex when coming from the metro is a 17th-century archway marked with a lively, faux-Gothic top.