Main portal, St Vitus Cathedral, Prague, Czech Republic

The central gate of the Main Portal or hlavni portal of St Vitus Cathedral, with crucifixion high relief above in the Gothic arch, and double bronze gates below with scenes of the building of the cathedral from 925-1929, St Vitus cathedral, a Gothic Roman catholic cathedral founded 1344, within Prague Castle, Prague, Czech Republic. The relief work was completed by O Spaniel according to the plans of V H Brunner. The cathedral's full name is the St Vitus, St Wenceslas and St Adalbert cathedral and is the largest church in the Czech Republic. The historic centre of Prague was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1992. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Adalbert Bohemia Crucifixion Czechs Hradcani Lesser Mala Median Portal Praha Strana Vitus Wenceslas

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