Cathedral of Saint Vitus: Interior detail of nave, royal mausoleum, seen from a side aisle near the high altar
Date
Circa 1910
Location
Architecture Library, Hesburgh Libraries
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. Located 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.
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Prague, Czech Republic, possibly Church of Our Lady Victorious
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Karlstejn Castle: Distant view, Great Tower to the right
Charles Bridge, Prague: Overall view of bridge, Old Town bridge tower in the foreground
Cathedral of Saint Vitus: Detail of upper West facade and rose window
Church of Our Lady before Týn: Context view of West facade, seen from the square