Prague : Prague Castle : St. Vitus Cathedral

Cathedral of St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and St. Adalbert, commonly referred to as the Cathedral of St. Vitus [2] or the St. Vitus Cathedral the original dedication is the most important Czech Catholic Church and a prominent feature of the Prague Castle.

From the tenth century St. Vitus Church is the seat of the bishop of the church of the diocese of Prague, in 1344, elevated to archdiocese. On this occasion, the construction of a three-nave Gothic cathedral with three spiers, however, interrupted by the Hussite wars. Despite efforts to the completion of a partial supplements (top of the south tower) was the completion of the western part of the ship and a two-tower facade after five hundred years, since 1873 and was officially completed in 1929 by the then anticipated tisíciletému anniversary of the death of Saint Wenceslas, the founder of the church. Part of the cathedral are a number of important works of art from various centuries, including the period of the completion of his most prominent works from the Gothic cathedral construction (eg chapel. Wenceslas mosaic of the Last Judgment and portraits of the triforium).

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