Photo: Mikuláš Vochozka, Czech Radio
Work is underway to reconstruct the roof of the Basilica of St. Peter and Paul in Vyšehrad, one of the most significant landmarks of Prague. The new slate tiles are being imported specially for this purpose from the US and Spain and will be laid according to the original design by the building’s chief architect Josef Mocker.
The impressive twin towers of the basilica standing tall on a hill above the Vltava River and the adjacent Vyšehrad cemetery, the final resting place of many famous Czechs, including author Karel Čapek and composer Antonín Dvořák, attract millions of visitors to Vysehrad every year.
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Author: Daniela Lazarová