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THE GOLDEN GATE
The cathedral's south entrance is known as the Golden Gate (Zlatá brána), an elegant,
triple-arched Gothic porch designed by Peter Parler (best seen from the castle's Third
Courtyard). Above it is a mosaic of the Last Judgment (1370-71) - on the left, the
godly are raised into Heaven by angels; on the right, sinners are cast down into Hell by
demons; and in the centre, Christ reigns in glory with saints Procopius, Sigismund, Vit-
us, Wenceslas, Ludmila and Adalbert below. Beneath them, on either side of the cent-
ral arch, Charles IV and his wife kneel in prayer.
The cathedral crypt (no longer open to the public) contains marble sarcophagi
with the remains of Czech rulers including Charles IV, Wenceslas IV, George of
Poděbrady and Rudolf II.
CROWN JEWELS
On the southern side of the Chapel of St Wenceslas, a small door, sealed with seven
locks, hides a staircase leading up to the Crown Chamber, where the Bohemian crown
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