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Cathedral of Saint Vitus: Interior detail of nave, royal mausoleum, seen from a side aisle near the high altar

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posted on 2017-06-30, 00:00 authored by G. Massiot & cie
View is from the side of the high altar, looking back towards the nave. Of marble, the royal mausoleum (1589) consists of the tombstones of Ferdinand I of Austria, his wife Anna of Bohemia and Hungary and the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian II.\u000a\u000aLocated within Prague Castle and built incorporating parts of older buildings on site dating as early as 929. Mathias of Arras, who had been summoned from Avignon by the future Emperor Charles IV, started at the east end of the building ca. 1342 , siting the choir outside the existing basilica and cloister. The Gothic choir has a chevet with an ambulatory and five polygonal radiating chapels. In 1356 Charles IV summoned Peter Parler to finish the cathedral. Parler remained in charge of the cathedral works for more than 40 years. Building continued into the 20th century; the north tower spire dates from 1561.

History

Alt Title

Katedrála svatého Víta

Date Created

1910-01-01

Date Modified

2017-06-30

Spatial Coverage

Prague Středočeský, Czech Republic +50.090833+14.400833 Prague

Temporal Coverage

before or circa 1910

Cultural Context

['Gothic (Medieval)', 'Rayonnant']

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To view the physical lantern slide, please contact the Architecture Library.

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