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| WENCESLAS CATHEDRAL IN OLOMOUC |
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St.Wenceslas Cathedral
St.Wenceslas Cathedral is romanesque building from 1131, reconstructed in the Gothic style. Its current appearance dates from 1883 - 1892. The cathedral`s spire (100.65 m) is the tallest in Moravia. Adjacent to the cathedral is the chapel of St.Anna. The chapel is attached to the chapter house, in which the last Premyslid king, Wenceslas (Vaclav) III. Was murdered in 1306. In 1767, eleven year old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed his 6th Symphony here.
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15 min walk from centre (Town Hall) |
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is open to the public |
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St.Wenceslas Cathedral (katedrala Sv.Vaclava) |
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Wenceslas`s Square (Vaclavske namesti), Olomouc, Czech Republic |
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www.oldom.cz (Czech) |
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Premyslid Palace
Premyslid Palace is bordering with cathedral and it is a national cultural monument. Out of the original structures begun in 1204 remains the lower part of the tpwer - the chapel of St. Barbara and part of the peripheral walls of the bishop`s chapter house with unique Romanesque windows. There was killed last Premyslid king Wenceslas IV. (Vaclav IV.) in 1406.
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15 min walk from centre (Town Hall) |
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open to the public (museum) |
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Premyslid Palace (Premyslovsky palac) |
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Wenceslas`s Square (Vaclavske namesti), Olomouc, Czech Republic |
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www.olmuart.cz |
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