The five most important archaeological areas of Prague Castle, which are inaccessible to the vast majority of the public, will be guided by a new mobile application called Prague Castle Archeology. He will acquaint them with the history of individual monuments and show them how the premises have developed over the centuries. Experts from the Institute of Archeology of the Academy of Sciences worked on the application in cooperation with the Department of Monument Preservation of the Office of the President of the Republic.
Under the Prague Castle, the remains of buildings from the turn of the ninth and tenth to fifteenth centuries rest under reinforced concrete structures on several thousand square meters. Many visitors to the Castle had no idea of their existence – those who knew, had not had the opportunity to get to know them until now. The situation is changing with a new application covering the five most important archaeological sites: the chapel of the Virgin Mary, III. courtyard – Large and Small excavations, the crypt of the Cathedral of St. Vita and the monastery and basilica of St. George.
With the help of 3D scans, those interested can not only examine individual buildings in detail, but also see how they changed over time and the history of their research on a timeline. In this way, he can virtually walk through almost 5,000 m2.
Development work lasted four years. The application can be used at Prague Castle as a guide, but also anywhere outside the premises.
It is free to download on the usual platforms in Czech, English and German.
Link to the press release, including an illustrative video: Into the inaccessible underground of the Castle. With the new application Prague Castle Archaeological – Prague Castle
https://www.hrad.cz/cs/pro-media/tiskove-zpravy/aktualni-tiskove-zpravy/aplikace-18046