Some friendly figures on the castle gates:
Model of Prague castle (it's a whole network of buildings, as you may be able to make out):
St. Vitus cathedral, the largest building in the Prague castle and one of the landmarks on the Prague skyline:
Because it was completed over approximately 500 years, there are many different styles inside the cathedral. For instance, the following two windows:
A two ton pure silver coffin surrounded and surmounted by figures. The canopy is held by four hovering angels:
Mosaic on the outside of the cathedral depicting the resurrection:
This is a room inside one of the palaces in the Prague castle. The 1618 defenestration of Prague, which sparked the 30 years war, took place out of one of these windows:
Other European countries wouldn't let us photograph the crown jewels, but it was no problem in Prague:
Court records. It may be hard to see, but the books have paintings on the spines:
Nice cabinet!
Great hall in the palace:
In another church in the castle, we went down to the crypt and saw this spooky statue:
Now we're on to the shops. Prague is the largest city in the region of Bohemia, and Bohemia is known for etched glass. Here, you can see an artisan at work etching glasses to be sold in this shop:
No castle is complete without cannons:
Or suits of armor. We couldn't help but remark on this particular codpiece:
Bird-inspired suit of armor:
Seal of Prague, seen here on a manhole cover:
On the street, we ordered a traditional pastry called "trdlo" (don't ask me how to pronounce it). We got to watch it being made:
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