Tagged: neo-gothic

Prašná brána (Powder Tower)

Prašná brána (Powder Tower)

For many years, the eastern wall of the city was guarded by an imposing gatehouse on the road leading to the royal mint at Kutná Hora. In time, it came to form the entrance to...

Cathedral Church of Saint Vitus

Cathedral Church of Saint Vitus

Founded on 21 November 1344, Saint Vitus’s Cathedral in Prague Castle is the work of generations of master builders. The east end (to the right of this picture) was built by the French architect Matthew...

Voroněžská 172/24

Voroněžská 172/24

A fine example of neo-gothic balconies on the border of Vinohrady (Prague 2) and Vršovice (Prague 10)

Náměstí Míru: Church of Saint Ludmila

Náměstí Míru: Church of Saint Ludmila

Josef Mocker (1835-99) was the architect who, more than any other, embodied the spirit of the Gothic Revival in Bohemia. His vast legacy includes major additions to at least twenty existing buildings, among them St...