The collegiate church of St. Peter and St. Paul located in Vyšehrad (Prague).
Because I am in studying in Prague, from time to time we go to sightseeing tour. In the beginning of January 2013 I was with Steven's sister Kelly and her boyfriend Jamie in The collegiate church of ST. Peter and St. Paul.
Check more pictures with some text about this beautiful building.
Because the time was short after Christmass, there was still one Betlehem.
The capitulary Temple of St. Peter and Paul was established in 1070 together with the independent Royal Collegiate capitulary. Archeological research has shown that in early days, the temple was built as a three-aisled basilica. The high-Gothic reconstruction, started after 1369, was inspired by the Emperor, Charles IV. The teple's length increased to 110 m and has become the largest religious building from pre-Hussite Prague.
The capitulary tepee was destroyed during the Hussite movement on 1th of November 1420 and was rebuilt after the Hussite wars ended.
The church interior was decorated by several prominent Czech church artists, who were active in the late 19th century. The neo-Gothic windows in the presbytery featuring images of saints were designed by František Sequens.
The renovation work on temple began in 1988 after extensive archaeological research. The capitulary temple was re-opened to the public on 29th June 1992 to mark the church patrons, St. Peter and Paul. In 2003, Pope John Paul II. elevated the capitulary temple to a papal ''basilica minor''.
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| You can see Prague castle on the horizont. |
