15th Aug 2024: St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague
St. Vitus Cathedral St. Vitus Cathedral is located in the center of Prague Castle and is the most important church in the Czech Republic and a symbol of the country. St. Vitus Cathedral has a long history. In the 930s, the Romanesque St. Vitus Church was built. This church became the most famous church in Prague and became the bishop's church in 973. In 1096, a 70m long and 35ｍ wide church was built. In 1344, the Pope appointed Charles IV as Archbishop of Prague and began building a cathedral to establish the capital of the new Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Bohemia. The first architect was a French architect named Matthias of Arras. After his death, the church was continued by a German architect named Parlège Petr. About half of the current cathedral was built in the 14th century. In the 15th century, construction of the cathedral was stopped due to religious wars, but in 1770, construction resumed and a Baroque-style roof tower with a height of 100 meters was bu...