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Church of Sts Peter and Paul
Right
Rotunda of St Martin
Vy
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ehrad Sights
Church of
Sts Peter and Paul
The first church to stand on this
site was founded by Vratislav II
in the 11th century, but the Neo-
Gothic structure seen today
dates from 1885. The altar is
decorated with a beautiful Gothic
panel depicting
Our Lady of the
Rains
.
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K Rotund∂ • Metro Vy√ehrad
• Open Apr-Oct: 9:30am-6pm daily;
Nov-Mar: 9:30am- 5pm daily
house of worship in the country.
It was reconstructed in 1878.
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Rotund∂ • Metro Vy√ehrad
Tábor Gate
Charles IV restored
Vy√ehrad's fortifications in the
14th century. Catholic crusaders
rode through this gate on their
way to crush the Táborites in
1434.
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Na Bu≤ance • Metro Vy√ehrad
Congress Centre
The Communist Palace of
Culture is trying hard to make up
for its ugliness by hosting pop
concerts and international
conferences.
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Metro Vy√ehrad
Slavín Monument
The burial place of notable
Czech cultural figures, students
laid flowers in remembrance
here on 17 November 1989,
before marching into town for
the Velvet Revolution
(see p35)
.
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K Rotund∂ • Metro Vy√ehrad • Open
8am-5pm daily
Nusle Bridge
As charmless as the
Congress Centre, this viaduct
spans the Nusle Valley, connec-
ting New Town to the Pankrác
banking and commercial district.
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Metro Vy√ehrad
Devil's Pillar
The story goes that the devil
bet a local priest that he could
carry this pillar to St Peter's
Basilica in Rome before the
clergyman finished his sermon. A
sore loser, he threw the column
to the ground here.
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K Rotund∂
• Metro Vy√ehrad
Cubist Houses
Cubist architecture took off
in Prague, as a cluster of houses
below Vy√ehrad testifies. Josef
Chochol built the angular
buildings on Podolské náb∫e≈í,
Libu√ina and the corner of
P∫emyslova and Neklanova.
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Metro Vy√ehrad
Casements
In the 18th century, occupy-
ing French troops drilled holes in
Vy√ehrad rock to store ammu-
nition.
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Metro Vy√ehrad
Smetana's Grave
At the start of each year's
Prague Spring music festival
(see
p68)
, musicians attend a
ceremony at composer Bed∫ich
Smetana's grave.
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Metro Vy√ehrad
Rotunda of St Martin
This 11th-century chapel is
the oldest in Prague and most
likely to be the oldest Christian
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