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| St. Vitus
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St. Vitus Cathedral is a Roman Catholic
cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague.
The full name of the cathedral is St. Vitus, St. Wenceslas and
St. Adalbert Cathedral. This cathedral is an excellent example of
Gothic architecture and is the biggest and most important church
in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the
tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, the
cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part
of the Prague Castle complex. Cathedral dimensions are 124 × 60
meters, the main tower is 96.5 meters high, front towers 82 m,
arch height 33.2 m. The present day Gothic Cathedral was founded
on 21 November 1344, when the Prague bishopric was raised to an
archbishopric.
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