Basilica of St Peter and St Paul
Observe from the path before the west façade; counting the towers needs no church entry.
Getting there
From Vyšehrad Leopold Gate › Vyšehrad Leopold Gate › Basilica of St Peter and St Paul
Continue inside the fortress along K Rotundě, past St Martin’s Rotunda, towards the basilica. Observe from the path before the west façade; counting the towers needs no church entry.
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History
The church has ancient origins, but its recognisable neo-Gothic towers belong to a later rebuilding. Nearby graves commemorate figures of Czech cultural life. Architecture and national remembrance are more closely connected here than a panoramic postcard suggests.
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