Construction began in 926 as the court church of the Premyslid princes. The Gothic construction began in the 14th century under Mathias of Arras and Peter Parler of Gmuend, and the Baroque and Neo-Gothic additions in the 18th and the 19th centuries. The 1370 mosaic The Last Judgment can be seen above the arch of the Golden Portal entrance from the third courtyard.

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Main entrance to the church.

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Located above the Golden Portal is the mosaic of The Last Judgment made by 14th century Venetian craftmen.

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Crafted in 1736 from solid silver.

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St. Wenceslas Chapel (in honour of the Bohemia’s patron saint) is one of the 21 chapels inside. Its high altar is made of jasper and amethyst, and the paintings are from 14th to the 16th century.

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