St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Prague and one of its most significant monuments . It is located within the Prag
St. Vitus Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Prague and one of its most significant monuments . It is located within the Prague Castle. Its construction started in 1344 by John of Luxembourg and, after various times and different architects , was finally finished in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries . St. Vitus Cathedral opened its doors to the public in late 1929 . The cathedral houses the tomb of Wenceslas IV ( King good), the Crown Jewels , and is the crowning place of the kings of Bohemia. In 1419 work was interrupted because of the Hussite rebellion . The Hussites , contrary to the veneration of the saints and the evidences of wealth characteristic of the Catholic Church, the cathedral looted and did crown the King Sigismund in the new temple
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