Castle District and Little Quarter

Hradčany and Malá Strana

 

vitus at night
 
castle
Prague Castle at night. That's the Cathedral of Saint Vitus dominating the castle. Begun in the 14th Century under Charles IV, the main (west) portal was not completed until 1929.
 
Prague Castle at day.
     
Saint George Basilca
 
goldenway
The Basilica of Saint George located east of Saint Vitus's Cathedral in the Castle. This is representative of the Romanesque style.
  The Golden Way, a charming Castle lane.  These colorful houses were built in the 16th Century to house Rudolph II's guards.  There is a myth that they housed the laboratories of alchemists employed by Rudolph but it is just that, a myth.
     
castle detail
 
reflection
Detail of Saint Vitus Cathedral.
 
Reflection in the waters of the Vltava River along Kampa Island in Malá Strana.
     

stained glass window
 
stained glass detail

One of the many stained-glass windows in the Cathedral.
 

A detail of the window.



violens
These symbols are very common in Malá Strana to help identify buildings.


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