Kenotaf Sv. Jana Nepomuckého u katedrály Sv. Víta / St. John of Nepomuk Cenotaph at St. Vitus Cathedral (Prague)
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Depicted Baroque sandstone cenotaph of St. John of Nepomuk (Sv. Jan Nepomucký) is located at the south external wall of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague' Castle.
Waymark Code: WMMWVB
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/16/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
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Depicted Baroque sandstone cenotaph of St. John of Nepomuk (Sv. Jan Nepomucký) is located at the south external wall of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague' Castle.

Cenotaph of St. John of Nepomuk, work of prominent Czech Baroque sculptor Ignác František Platzer from 1763, depicts the drowned saint carried out of the Vltava river by an angel. The inscription on the cenotaph:

DIVo IoannI nepoMVCeno eLaborata et saCrata
Built and dedicated to St. John of Nepomuk
(Chronogram for 1763)

Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Baroque statuary (only exterior)

Date of origin:: 1763

Architect(s): Ignác František Platzer

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Address:
Katedrála Sv. Víta Pražský hrad 110 00 Praha 1 Czech Republic
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