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. Flying Buttresses
The slender buttresses that VISITORS’ CHECKLIST
surround the exterior of Practical Information
the nave and chancel,
supporting the vaulted Prague Castle, third courtyard.
interior, are richly decorated Map 2 D2.
like the rest of the cathedral. Cathedral: Open 9am–5pm
Mon–Sat, noon–5pm Sun (except
during services). 5 7am Mon–
Sat & 6pm Fri; 8:30am & 10am
Sun. 7 South Tower: Open
10am–5pm daily (Apr–Oct: to
6pm). &
Transport
X Hradčanská, Malostranská.
v 22 to Prague Castle (Pražský hrad).

. Chapel of
St Wenceslas
The bronze ring
on the chapel’s
north portal was
thought to be
the one to which
St Wenceslas
clung as he was
murdered by his
brother Boleslav
(see pp22–3).

. Golden Portal
Until the 19th century, this was the
main cathedral entrance, and it is still
Gothic Vaulting used on special occasions. Above it
The skills of architect is a mosaic of The Last Judgment by
Peter Parler are never 14th-century Venetian craftsmen.
more clearly seen than
in the delicate fans of
ribbing that support
the three Gothic arches
of the Golden Portal.

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