St. Vitus' Facade by junge1

Photography • Architecture • posted on Aug 18, 2008

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A partial view of the Western facade of St. Vitus' Cathedral with Rose Window. St. Vitus' Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Prague. It was commissioned by Charles IV. Work began in 1344 on the site of an earlier 10th century rotunda. The final phase of construction ended during the period 1873-1929. This picture was taken in September 1991 and later scanned. Thank you for viewing and commenting on my recent uploads and a special 'Thank you' to those that may have added some of them to their favorites, Sig...

Comments (41)

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flora-crassella

1:52PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

....sehr schönes Foto! Es ist immer wieder erstaunlich, was in "frühen" Zeiten alles geschaffen wurde....

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fredster66

1:54PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Amazing scene. Excellent photo!

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kgb224

2:02PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Excellent capture.

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virginiese

2:19PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

nice architectural detail ! Bravo !

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kenwas

2:19PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Spectacular image!

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Tanglimara

2:26PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

I remember this from my visit to Prague, they certainly have some amazing building there. Tony.

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busi2ness

2:38PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Intimidating POV and perspective. Another example of incredible architecture of a bygone era.

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durleybeachbum

3:12PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

I get a real sense of scale from your photo!

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emmecielle

3:15PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Wonderful capture! :)

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timtripp

4:57PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

marvelous!

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cameraobscura2

5:39PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Greetings Siegfried, If we were to contemplate the construction of such a magnificent structure, we would realize that even with todays technology and tools we would not be able to even come close in achieving such craftsmanship. Thank you for sharing. egmont

MrsLubner

6:00PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

I don't know about St. Vitus' facade but I know my mom used to tell me to be still or she'd tell everyone I had St. Vitus' Dance. LOL Beautiful shot here with a stunning pov.

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jocko500

6:27PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

this is lovely. very good pov on this

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annie5

6:38PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Splendid architecture Sig..a lot of nice details! Fantastic POV :)

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tetsu-pino

7:57PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Excellent POV!!! Great capture!!!

lucindawind

9:32PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

what an amazing Cathedral ! such beautiful architecture!

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leanndra

9:45PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Now this is one impressive building!

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Richardphotos

10:01PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

very ornate church and you represented it very well

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MrsRatbag

10:06PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Amazing capture of this detailed edifice -- great work!

thevolunteer

10:07PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

Beautiful piece of architecture. You captured it well. Love the colors and hues, so heavenly looking. Aloha

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SSoffia

11:40PM | Mon, 18 August 2008

MAGNIFICENT CAPTURE :)

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Iceshark39

3:02AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Absolutely stunning capture, Sig! Such incredible detail!

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tallpindo

5:31AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

What a dance hall!! No wonder the mendicants got suppressed.

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sharky_

5:45AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

Wow! Impressive design. Excellent find. Aloha

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JeffG7BRJ

8:02AM | Tue, 19 August 2008

What an interesting facade it is Sig, I have to agree with cameraobscura2's comment when he says we cannot achieve the same sort of craftmanship in today's world. When this was built they had real pride in their jobs, as well as being ruled with a big stick. I think the missing big stick has a lot to answer for. Superb detail. Bravo!!!!!

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