The Tábor Gate is a seventeenth-century tower gate built as part of the defensive fortifications surrounding the Vyšehrad complex. You can recognize it by the late Renaissance façade, which features four Tuscan half-columns. The structure…
Vyšehrad Fortress and Cemetery Walk
This quiet walk takes you through the legendary birth site of Prague, high on the cliffs above the Vltava River. You'll wander past ancient Romanesque ruins, peaceful green parks, and the resting places of the nation's most celebrated cultural icons.
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1. Tabor Gate
2. Leopold Gate
The Leopold Gate is distinguished by its ornate Baroque facade, which sets it apart from the more utilitarian defensive structures of the Vyšehrad fortress. Completed around sixteen seventy, the gate was named for the Holy Roman Emperor…
3. Rotunda sv. Martina
The Rotunda of Saint Martin stands out for its compact, circular stone form and limestone walls nearly one meter thick. Built in the second half of the eleventh century during the reign of Vratislaus the Second, this is the oldest…
4. Devil's Column
The Devil’s Column consists of three weathered segments of granodiorite stone standing upright in a park within the Vyšehrad fortress. These cylinders, which appear slightly misaligned, have sparked local speculation for centuries. While…
5. Saints Peter & Paul Basilica
The Saints Peter and Paul Basilica is recognizable by the pair of fifty-eight-meter neo-Gothic towers that rise above the stone walls of the Vyšehrad fortress. Founded in the late eleventh century by King Vratislaus the Second, the church…
6. Vyšehrad Cemetery
Vyšehrad Cemetery is defined by its ornate neo-Renaissance arcades that enclose rows of elaborate tombs and sculptures, all set in the shadow of the Basilica of Saints Peter and Paul. Established in eighteen sixty-nine, this site functions…
7. Vyšehradské hradby
Vyšehradské hradby are the high, wide brick fortifications that rise along the edge of the rocky cliff overlooking the Vltava River. These ramparts define the perimeter of the Vyšehrad fortress, a site that served as a seat of power for…
8. Brick Gate
The Brick Gate is the Empire-style entrance to the Vyšehrad fortress, characterized by its three distinct passageways—one for vehicles flanked by two for pedestrians. Completed in eighteen forty-one, this structure arrived long after the…