St. Vitus Cathedral
Hradčany, Czech Republic
Open to visitors
The interior is normally open, possibly ticketed.
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St. Vitus Cathedral is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Hradčany, within Prague Castle in the Czech Republic, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Begun in 1344 in the Gothic style, it is the largest and most important church in the country. Its architects include Matthias of Arras, Peter Parler and Josef Mocker, and it holds the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors. It forms part of the Prague Castle complex and is recognized as part of the national cultural heritage of the Czech Republic.
Architect
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- Built
- Type
- Catholic cathedral
- Heritage
- part of national cultural heritage site in the Czech Republic
- Place
- Hradčany, Czech Republic
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