St. Vitus Cathedral
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 St. Vitus Cathedral is situated entirely within the Prague Castle complex |
Of particular interest are Parler's net vaults. The Late Gothic of Central Europe is characterised by ornate and extraordinary vaulting, a practice which was started by Parler's development of his own vaulting system for the choir of St. Vitus cathedral. Another regional Gothic style also displays amazing ingenuity and ornamentation in the design of vaults, the Perpendicular Style of English Gothic. A question remains of what was influenced by what. Some British art and architecture historians suspected that Peter Parler might have travelled to England at some point in his life, studying the great English Gothic cathedrals, which then inspired his work on St Vitus. However, taking into account that the Perpendicular style and the use of truly extravagant vaults in English Gothic began at the very end of 14th century, it is also quite possible that it was St Vitus Cathedral of Prague that influenced the development of English Gothic.
- Related: St. George's Basilica, Prague
| Website of the cathedral Website of the cathedral www.katedralapraha.cz - Web |
| Archdiocese of Prague (Official Website) Archdiocese of Prague (Official Website) www.apha.cz/en/ - Web |
| Information from the Prague Castle administration ... Information from the Prague Castle administration site www.hrad.cz/en/prazsky_hrad/katedrala_vita.shtml - Web |
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