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 Gothic cellar by Zvrlj
Gothic cellar is on Vysehrad hill, near Church of St Peter and St Paul. Leave a Comment
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Equestrian sculpture of St Vaclav (St Wenceslas) created in the second half of 17th century by the first important Bohemian Baroque sculptor Jan Jiri Bendl had been located on Wenceslas Square, but it had been transferred to Vysehrad in 1879. This sculpture is quite unusual comparing it to the Equestrian sculpture of St Wenceslas by Josef Vaclav Myslbek – the most famous one (now on Wenceslas Square).
Bendl's sculpture can be seen in a distant northwest corner of Vysehrad hill. Leave a Comment
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 Corner house by ZvrljLeave a Comment
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 Libuse's Bath from Vysehrad
hill by Zvrlj
So called Libuse's Bath is, actually, ruin of a 14th century watchtower, an outpost on Vysehrad rock guarding approach to Prague by water. It was supposedly from there that the princess cast her lovers down into the river. Leave a Comment
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 The Gorlice Hall of the
Casemates by M0B1US
Inside you are greeted by a small exposition and history of the walled defences of Prague and Vysehrad in particular which costs around 10 crowns.
Again, if you don't know about what is hidden under the formidable ramparts of this great fortress, you could leave without realising that you have missed one of the star attractions here.
Every hour the attendant takes you on a guided tour of the casemates running under the walls from both directions of the Brick Gate. This tour costs 20 crowns - both of these costs are covered by the Prague Card
It is like entering another world as the lights are switched on to reveal a tunnel disappearing into the distance. There are over two kilometres of tunnels under Vysehrad and after what seems an age you come out into a large black space pierced by shafts of light from several small openings and you are aware of several dark shapes looming out of the inky blackness.
When the lights are turned on it is truly a revelation because the Gorlice Hall is a large hall of some 330 square metres with a 13 metre ceiling and is used as a repository for six original Charles Bridge statues placed here at regular intervals since 1992:
St. Bernard with Madonna (by M.V.Jäckel, 1709)
St. Augustine and St. Nicolas of Tolentino (by J. B. Kohl, 1708)
St. Adalbert (by F. M. Brokof, 1709)
St. Anne (by M. V. Jäckel, 1707)
St. Ludmila with small Wenceslas (by M.B.Braun, 1720 – 1724)
The Gorlice Hall is a wonderful space, especially when the first time you enter you feel like Indiana Jones stumbling upon some long lost tomb for the first time.
Definitely the highlight of my visit to Vysehrad!
Check out the link below, as for the last few years a theatre company has been playing 'The Tragicall History of Doctor Faustus' by Christopher Marlowe in this space. Leave a Comment
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 Leopold Gateway by sandysmith
On entering Vysehrad you first pass the 17th century Tabor Gate and a bit further on the Leopold Gate with its sculptures atop. These gates are the most impressive of the fortress fortifications.
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 View from Vysehrad by littlesam1Leave a Comment
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 original statues by sandysmith
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 Tomb and bust of Antonin
Dvorak by hundwalder
Dvorak was the son of the Nelahozevez village innkeeper and butcher. His many contributions include helping the United States to establish a classical musical identity. He died at the age of 63 from a heart attack, although he also likely had cirrhosis of the liver. He was known to have had a great love of pivo ( beer ).
It is interesting to note that the Czech Republic and seven other former soviet bloc nations were admitted to the European Union on May 1, 2004, the 100th anniversery of Dvorak's passing. What a painful and tragedy laden 100 years it was for these great nations. May the next century be a time of peace, liberty, and prosperity for all of them.
Composer Bedrich Smetana, who is best known for his symphonic poems of the fatherland including Vlatava, is also buried in the Slavin cemetary. Smetana was from the Bohemian city of Plzen, where his father was one of the early brewmasters of Plzen ( Pilsner ) beer. Smetana tragically died of Syphilis in 1884, at the age of 60. Leave a Comment
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