St. Vitus Cathedral - Prague, Czech Republic
N 50° 05.437 E 014° 24.025
33U E 457110 N 5548878
One of the many fantastic details of the St. Vitus Cathedral, inside the walls of the Prague Castle.
Waymark Code: WM2DEN
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/16/2007
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This Gothic cathedral, the spiritual symbol of the Czech state, was founded by Jan Lucembursky (John of Luxembourg) and his sons Karel and Jan Jindrich. It took nearly six centuries to build. Begun in 1344 by Mathias Arras and Petr Parler upon the site of a 10th century rotunda, the final phase of construction only ended during 1873-1929. The cathedral contains underground tombs of Czech kings.