• Saint Wenceslas Cathedral (Czech: Katedrála svatého Václava) is a gothic cathedral at Wenceslas Square in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic, founded in 1107.
  • St. Wenceslas Cathedral is one of the most impressive churches in the Czech Republic, and it’s a must-see destination for any visitor to the area.
  • To store the shrine, around 930 Wenceslas built a rotunda in honor of St. Vitus in the fortified settlement of the castle, which became the main religious...
  • Inside, the cathedral is decorated with a number of works of art, including a late-Gothic painting of St. Wenceslas, a Baroque painting of the Virgin Mary, and a...
  • You will see for yourself when you visit the originally Gothic St. Wenceslas Cathedral, which is one of the oldest and most striking monuments in the city.
  • The cathedral hides some intriguing stories, including the 1306 murder of King Wenceslas III of Bohemia, at the age of 16, in the adjoining house.
  • Czech king Wenceslaus III of Bohemia was murdered in a nearby house of the former dean of the cathedral on August 4, 1306.
  • English: St. Wenceslas Cathedral (Dóm svatého Václava) is a Romanesque building begun in 1107, reconstructed in the Gothic style (13th–14th centuries)...
  • ...Saxon Duke and the East Franconian King Henry the Birds, who presents Wenceslas with the relics of Saint Vitus, the main patron saint of our cathedral.
  • The cathedral has been consecrated to three saints: Prince Václav (canonized later) established the third church at the Castle around 925 – Rotunda of St. Vitus.