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 Vyšehrad Cemetery and Slavín (Vyšehradský hrbitov a Slavín) - Praha, CZ Posted by:  Noe1
N 50° 03.875 E 014° 25.122
33U E 458395 N 5545972
The Vyšehrad cemetery, adjacent to the Church of Sts Peter and Paul, is one of the most significant cemeteries in Prague. Over 600 famous people are buried here – writers, scientists, poets, composers, actors ...
Waymark Code: WMWZ72
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/03/2017
Views: 26
"Vyšehrad national burial ground was established upon an impulse of provost Václav Štulc in the 1870s in place of an old Vyšehrad cemetery dating back to 1660. There already was a cemetery in this place in 1260. Its current appearance dates back to 1869 and it is one of the most significant Prague cemeteries. It spreads over 0.81 hectares. Antonín Barvitius designed the marble tombs on the Southern and the Eastern sides of the cemetery and Antonín Wiehl designed the arcades, which have been built according to the Italian style around the border of the cemetery. The cross vault of arcades decorated with paintings is carried by Tuscan pillars of sandstone. The main path leads through the cemetery towards Slavín, a mass-tomb of the national giants. The idea of building a mass tomb came from the Svatobor association in 1862, and it was headed by František Palacký. Slavín was built in 1889 - 1893 according to a project of architect Antonín Wiehl. Sculptural decorations are the work of Josef Mauder from 1892 - 1903: there is a sarcophagus above the central monument of Slavín, and an allegoric winged figure of the Genius Patriae. There are two statues on the sides of the monument, being the Mourning country on the left side, and the Victorious country on the right. On the front side of the monument, there are three panels bearing the names of the first fifteen persons buried at Slavín. The first was poet Julius Zeyer in 1901, who is the author of the verses on the pedestals of the statues on the side: Its sons’ dust this mourning country returns to the earth, Their deeds it will, rejoicing, declare to all mankind. Above the panels with names, there is an inscription of the Slavín motto: “Though dead, they still speak.”" source: ( visit link)
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Hours of Operation:
November – February
Whole week
08.00 – 17.00
March – April
Whole week
08.00 – 18.00
May – September
Whole week
08.00 – 19.00
October
Whole week
08.00 – 18.00
Admission Prices:
free
Approximate amount of time needed to fully experience the attraction: Up to 1 hour
Transportation options to the attraction: Personal Vehicle or Public Transportation
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