The largest medieval castle complex in Europe consists of cathedrals, towers, museums, gardens, palaces, and a basilica. The history of the castle stretches back to the 9th century and has been developing uninterruptedly throughout the last eleven centuries! Originally the residence of Princes and Kings of Bohemia, since 1918 the seat of the President of the Republic. Here are photos of the important buildings within the complex.
We make our way up to the Prague Castle District walking the Old Castle Steps, and come to the East Gate where we spot two guards. As we all know, these guards do not interact with people and hardly move!
I'm sure these guards were curious to know what I was doing there at the entrance,
laughing as I was re-taking shots of me jumping in the air, haha!
St. Vitus Cathedral
Contains tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, and is the biggest and most important church in the country.
A view of the cathedral from across the Vltava River
The intricate stained glass inside the cathedral was breath-taking!
Tomb of John Nepomuk : Mentioned in my earlier blog post, this is the saint who was drown in the Vltava River.
There are 2 enormous angel statues on either ends of the tomb.
Using a cross-star camera filter added some kind of spiritual effect to the photo!
St. Wenceslas Chapel : located within the cathedral, relics of saints are kept. The lower part of the walls are decorated with semi-precious stones and paintings about the Passion of Christ. The upper part of the walls have paintings about the life of St. Wenceslas. In the center of the wall is a Gothic statue of St. Wenceslas. The Chapel is not accessible by the public, but can be viewed from the doorway.
The view of the backside of the cathedral. You can instantly tell the Gothic style of the cathedral.
Loreta Church : also within the Prague Castle District, is a historical building created to promote the legend of Santa Casa, a copy of the house believed to be the Virgin Mary's. Within the building is a Treasury that houses the "Prague Sun," a 6000+ diamond monstrance (vessel)!!!!! Photography was prohibited inside, sorry!
Being a Formula 1 fan, I couldn't help but get excited to see the massive Renault Team truck! They were getting ready for the Renault F1 Roadshow in Prague for June 4th. This was a personal highlight of mine today!!
Next Stop....BUDAPEST!!!
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