Baroque silver tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle
Baroque silver tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle
Baroque silver tomb of St John of Nepomuk in the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle
St. Vitus Cathedral stained glass above altar.
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is situated in the Prague Castle complex
The cathedral was founded by the Emperor Charles IV in 1344 at the site of the former St. Vitus Basilica.
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral
St. Vitus Cathedral is situated in the Prague Castle complex
St. Vitus Cathedral is situated in the Prague Castle complex
The Last Judgement Mosaic on St. Vitus Cathedral
Detail of Gate to St. Vitus Cathedral
Detail of Gate to St. Vitus Cathedral
Detail of Gate to St. Vitus Cathedral
Prague Castle was founded in the 9th century
Prague Castle Complex Miniature
Prague Window - The Defenestration of Prague - The palace window through which Protestant nobles flung two Catholic regents, thus sparking the Thirty Years' War
View from Prague Window
The courtyard below the Prague Window through which 1618 defenestration (the act of throwing someone out a window as a means of execution) that led to Europe’s Thirty Years’ War.
When the Habsburg Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II attempted to make Catholicism the sole religion of the empire, the Protestants of Bohemia (modern Czechia) protested the suppression of their religion.
Courtyard outside the Prague Window.
Throne Room in Old Prague Castle
Sculpture of Cyrus the Great in St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Streets of Prague
David Soileau on the Streets of Prague
Streets of Prague
Streets of Prague
Plaque under St. John of Nepomuk Statue on Charles Bridge
Lamentation of Christ on Charles Bridge - Prague
The Powder Tower (Prašná brána) can trace its origins back to the 11th century, when the original gate tower was one of 13 entrances to Prague's Old Town.
Charles IV statue (Karolo Quarto) - Prague
Charles Bridge statues - The Virgin with Saint Bernard
Charles Bridge statues - Saint Ivo of Kermartin
Charles Bridge statues - The Madonna, Saint Dominic and Thomas Aquinas
Charles Bridge statues - Saints Barbara, Margaret and Elizabeth
Charles Bridge statues - Pieta, Lamentation of Christ
Charles Bridge statues - Holy Crucifix and Calvary
Charles Bridge statues - Saint Anne
Charles Bridge statues - St Joseph with a young Christ
Charles Bridge statues - Saints Cyril and Methodius
Charles Bridge statues - St. Francis Xavier
Charles Bridge statues - St. Francis Xavier Detail
The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic
Charles Bridge statues - Saint Ludmila
Charles Bridge statues - John of Nepomuk. Installed in 1683 on the north side of the Charles Bridge in Prague, Czech Republic. It was the first of the many Baroque images of saints to be installed on the bridge.
Charles Bridge statues - Dream of Saint Lutgardis
Charles Bridge - Prague, Czech Republic
Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral from the Charles Bridge at sunset.
Legion Bridge (Czech: Most Legií) is a historic bridge over the Vltava in Prague, Czech Republic, named after the Czechoslovak Legion.
Rotunda of the Finding of the Holy Cross is a Romanesque rotunda in Prague, Old Town quarter. Its founding is considered after 1125.
Passport Check Station, Czech Republic
Passport Check Station, Czech Republic
Passport Check Station, Czech Republic
Passport Check Station, Czech Republic
Passport Check Station, Czech Republic
Sam Luna - View from Karlstejn Castle, Czech Republic
Karlštejn Castle
Karlštejn Castle Miniature Model
Sam Luna - View from Karlstejn Castle, Czech Republic
Castle Guard is directly subordinate to the Military Office of the President of the Republic.
Castle Guard servicemen are selected and supplemented from the ranks of the Army of the Czech Republic (ACR) or recruited under specific criteria.
Fountain of Kohl or Lions, by Hieronymus Kohl, 1686. Prague Castle.
Fountain of Kohl or Lions, by Hieronymus Kohl, 1686. Prague Castle.
Matthias Gate, or Matthias' Gate, is a gate between the first and the second courtyards of Prague Castle in Prague, Czech Republic.
Matthias Gate Fighting Giants Statue
Matthias Gate Fighting Giants Statue
Matthias Gate - Changing of the Guard
Changing of the Guard - Matthias Gate
View from Prague Castle
View from Prague Castle
The Schwarzenberg Palace is an inherent part of the Prague Castle panorama. It is a significant Early Renaissance building whose facade is elaborately decorated with sgraffito. The permanent exhibition presents a selection of masterpieces from the Old Art Collection.
Matthias' Gate
St. Vitus Cathedral - Prague
The Golden Lane - Prague
The Golden Lane - Prague
The Golden Lane - This tiny street between the Bílá Tower and the Daliborka Tower is lined with colorful houses resembling something out of a fairy tale. These houses were built into Prague Castle's fortifications around the end of the 16th century and were occupied until the Second World War.
The current appearance of the Golden Lane dates to the year 1955, and after a recent extensive renovation, the houses now contain exhibitions about life in the lane over the past 500 years. Franz Kafka lived and worked in house number 22 (background left) from 1916 to 1917.
Podobenství s Lebkou, aka “Parable with Skull” by Jaroslav Róna - outside Prague Castle
Youth (Czech: Mládí) is an outdoor bronze sculpture of a nude young man by Miloš Zet, installed in 1965 outside the Toy Museum at Prague Castle in Prague
Youth (Czech: Mládí) is an outdoor bronze sculpture of a nude young man by Miloš Zet, installed in 1965 outside the Toy Museum at Prague Castle in Prague
View from Prague Castle
View from Prague Castle
Thunovská Street connects the western part of the area of the Church of the Virgin Mary with Tomášská street on the east side. Thunovská Street is one of the most impressive places of old Prague since its medieval character was preserved. It is arched with three arches in three different places and is used for vehicular traffic only partially. It is mostly used by tourists as an access way to Prague Castle.
St Nicholas Church
St. Nicholas Church - Prague
St. Nicholas Church - Prague
St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Chapel fresco St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Chapel fresco St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Sculpture of Cyrus the Great in St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Pipe Organ at St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Sculpture of Cyrus the Great in St. Nicholas Church - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral (Czech: katedrála svatého Víta).
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Doors
Resealing Grout outside St. Vitus Cathedral
Resealing Grout outside St. Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Gargoyle
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
Wooden carving of Prague in the Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic
Wooden carving of Prague in the Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic
Saint Vitus Cathedral - Prague
