The basilica in Třebíč was built at a time when Gothic cathedrals started to reach for the skies in France, but in southern Germany, they were still building cathedrals more akin to antique buildings.
The Spanish Synagogue was built in 1868 on the site of the oldest Prague Jewish house of prayer ("the Old Shul").
Beautiful St. Nicholas Church at the Old Town Square was completed in 1735. It replaced a parish church, mentioned in records dating back as early as 1273.
The church of St. Nicholas was built in the first half of the 18th century by father-and-son architects Christopher and Kilian Dientzenhofer in the style of High Baroque.
VYŠEHRAD, the rock above the river with its dark outline of slender spires, is an inseparable part of the Prague skyline.