06-JUL-2006
Reaching for the heavens
The strong vertical emphasis in Gothic architecture is all too evident here.
04-JUL-2006
The main gate
The main gate, where you will enter the cathedral as a tourist, opens to the west. You get there through the Second Courtyard.
04-JUL-2006
View from the Second Courtyard
Medieval cathedrals often appear soot-black due to air pollution. Obviously St Vitus does not have this problem - but neither is it quite medieval, strictly speaking, even though building started as early as 1344. This end of it was actually finished after WWII!
06-JUL-2006
Tall building, short people
06-JUL-2006
One of the stained-glass windows
This one was designed by none less than Alfons Mucha, the renowned artist, in 1931.