Prague: The Cathedral of Sts. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert
The Cathedral of Sts. Vítus, Wenceslas and Adalbert is the most famous sacral monument in Prague and creates its characteristic panorama.
Originally there was a pre-Romanesque rotunda on the site founded by Prince Václav (Wenceslas), who was also buried here. Prince Spytihněv had the rotunda demolished in 1060 and built a three-nave basilica, which stood until 1344.
Emperor Charles IV initiated the construction of the main kingdom cathedral in the French Gothic style in connection with the promotion of the Prague bishopric to an archbishopric. Its main architects were Mathias of Arras and Petr Parléř. The construction continued till the early 15th century, when it was interrupted.
The Association for Completing the Cathedral of St. Vitus finished the construction of the cathedral nearly 600 years later. The Neo-Gothic three-nave and the façade with two towers were constructed in 1873-1929. The cathedral was consecrated on the feast day of St. Wenceslas on the occasion of the 1,000th anniversary of his murder.
The most sacred place of the cathedral is the Chapel of St. Wenceslas (Václav), where the Czech regalia have been housed. The walls of the chapel are decorated with gemstones and paintings from the period of Charles IV.
The cathedral is not only a royal treasury but also a royal tomb, where numerous remarkable personages from national as well as European history are buried.
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Jan Rothmayer: Photographs
The architect Otto Rothmayer was among closest friends of Josef Sudek. In the 1950s, his son Jan Rothmayer (1932 Prague—2010 Prague) was Sudek’s assistant and student. Most of his photographs were taken in the garden of his family’s villa in Prague, but also in the gardens of Prague Castle and the Veltrusy Chateau park. Jan Rothmayer was one of the first Czech photographers to become enchanted by Josef Sudek’s distinctive poetic style and to pioneer the use of the contact printing method. The exhibition is not only a recollection of the magical atmosphere of the villa and garden that belonged to Rothmayer’s family, but also a tribute to the two men’s remarkable friendship. Galerie Josefa Sudka Úvoz 24 Praha 1
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