Prague: Old Town: Prague Castle

Its not hard to take beautiful pictures in Old Town Prague. Rather than select 5 pictures from all of Old town Prague, I've decided to post pictures in groups.

From a Prague brochure

The Prague castle is a national cultural monument, the symbol of more than a millenium of development of the Czech state. It has been evolving over the last 11 centuries. Fortification, residential and office buildings representing all architectural styles and periods surround three castle courtyards. Originally it was the residence of princes and kings of Bohemia, since 1918, the castle is the seat of the president.

Below I have pictures of the St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adalbert cathedral. It is gothic, founded in 1344, the construction lasted 300 years, and was finished in 1929. Inside is the St Wenceslas Chapel and the crypt with tombs of Bohemian kings.




















It was a sunny beautiful day, you can see the color on the walls from the sun shining through the (stained?) glass windows (above).




















A crypt, Uncle Andy to the left with the gray hat on (above), a confessional (below).



































An organ (above) and the cathedral's entrance (below)





















I will eventually have these and many more pictures on line using Picasa. These pictures are too small to give the buildings justice.