St Vitus Cathedral

If courtyards close, use the documentary image and respect security.

Getting there

From Hradčany Square and Castle gate › Hradčany Square and Castle gate › St Vitus Cathedral

If the courtyards are open, use the authorised Castle security entrance and continue to the cathedral’s west façade in the third courtyard. The rose is outside; no paid cathedral area is required. If courtyards close, use the documentary image and respect security.

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History

Begun in 1344, the Gothic cathedral was not completed until the twentieth century. It hosted coronations and contains royal tombs. Its western frontage reminds us that a “medieval” silhouette may result from centuries of work rather than a single historical moment.

Sources

• History and architecture

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