- Gorlice – the largest underground space at Vyšehrad was created as part of the 33rd bastion of the Baroque fortifications.
- The old fortress, originally the Medieval castle, Vyšehrad, founded in the second half of the 10th century and used as the seat of Bohemian kings, is located on a...
- At the end of the 11th century it was the seat of the first Czech king Vratislav I., at that time, the so called Vyšehrad canonry was established.
- Visitors come to Vyšehrad to discover its historic monuments and spend time exploring the environs.
- JAKUB You see, Vysehrad is a younger castle than Prague castle, built in the middle of the 10th Century.
- According to local legends, Princess Libussa married a ploughman and they both founded the Přemyslids dynasty and the city of Prague in Vyšehrad.
- The extraordinary atmosphere can also be felt around the Vyšehrad extramural settlements, which, unlike other magical sites of Prague...
- Charles was directly related to the Premyslid Dynasty on his mother’s side, as such he wanted to create a tangible connection between Vysehrad and the Czech...
- The marble altar and the paintings on the interior walls, which take motifs from the Vysehrad Coronation Codex, are original.
- It was from Vysehrad that she predicted Prague's glory and called the legendary founder of the first dynasty of Czech kings - Přemysl - to Vysehrad.