Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in fortress in , . Founded in 1070–1080 by the King Vratislaus II of Bohemia, the Romanesque basilica suffered a fire in the year 1249 and has been rebuilt in Gothic and later in neo-Gothic style.
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  • Type: Church
  • Denomination: Roman Catholic
  • Description: church in Prague
  • Also known as: “Basilica of St Peter and St Paul”, “Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague”, “Bazilika sv. Petra a Pavla”, “Bazilika Sv. Petra A Pavla Na Vysehrade”, “Bazilika Sv. Petra A Pavla Na Vyšehradě”, “Kapitulní chrám sv. Petra a Pavla”, “Kostel svatého Petra a Pavla na Vyšehradě”, “Kostol svätého Petra a Pavla”, “Saint Peter and Saint Paul”, and “Собор святих Петра і Павла (Вишеград)”
  • Address: Praha

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: The Devil’s Pillar and Remains of the Walls of the Romanesque Stone Bridge.

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Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in , , Czech Republic.

Ruins
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is a ruins.

Public building
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is a public building, which is situated 130 metres northeast of Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Smíchov and New Town and Vysehrad.

Suburb
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has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral…

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The New Town of is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town.

Suburb
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is a quarter in the city of in the .

Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul

Latitude
50.06442° or 50° 3′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.41787° or 14° 25′ 4″ east
Elevation
226 metres (741 feet)
Height
11 metres (36 feet)
Wheelchair access
no
Open location code
9F2P3C79+Q4
Open­Street­Map ID
way 24376643
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­roman_catholic
Geo­Names ID
13546378
Wiki­data ID
Q2916171
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Pyotr və Pavel bazilikası”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Святых Пятра і Паўла”
  • Chinese: “圣伯多禄与保禄圣殿”
  • Chinese: “圣彼得和圣保罗教堂”
  • Chinese: “聖伯多祿聖保祿聖殿”
  • Chinese: “聖伯多祿與保祿聖殿”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatého Petra a Pavla”
  • Czech: “Bazilika svatých Petra a Pavla na Vyšehradě”
  • Czech: “svatý Petr a Pavel”
  • Dutch: “Sint-Petrus-en-Pauluskerk”
  • Esperanto: “Baziliko Sanktaj Petro kaj Paŭlo en Prago”
  • Estonian: “Praha Püha Peetri ja Pauluse basiilika”
  • French: “basilique Saint-Pierre et Saint-Paul”
  • French: “Basilique Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul de Prague”
  • German: “Basilika St. Peter und Paul”
  • German: “Sankt Peter und Paul”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική Αγίων Πέτρου και Παύλου”
  • Greek: “Βασιλική των Αγίων Πέτρου και Παύλου”
  • Hebrew: “כנסיית פאולוס ופטרוס הקדושים”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Péter és Pál bazilika (Vyšehrad)”
  • Hungarian: “Szent Péter és Pál-bazilika”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Santo Petrus dan Santo Paulus, Praha”
  • Macedonian: “Црква Свети Петар и Свети Павле”
  • Persian: “کلیسای پطرس و پولس مقدس، پراگ”
  • Persian: “کلیسای پطرس و پولس مقدس”
  • Romanian: “Bazilica Sf. Petru și Paul”
  • Russian: “Базилика Святых Петра и Павла”
  • Russian: “святой Петр и Павел”
  • Serbian: “Базилика Св. Петра и Павла у Прагу”
  • Slovak: “Bazilika svätých Petra a Pavla”
  • Slovak: “Kapitulský chrám svätých Petra a Pavla”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Petra in Pavla, Praga”
  • Slovenian: “Bazilika svetega Petra in Pavla”
  • Spanish: “basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo”
  • Spanish: “Basílica de San Pedro y San Pablo”
  • Swedish: “Sankt Peter och Sankt Pauls basilika”
  • Turkish: “Aziz Peter ve Aziz Paul Bazilikası”
  • Ukrainian: “Базиліка святих Петра і Павла”
  • Ukrainian: “Собор святих Петра та Павла”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Vyšehrad and Podolí.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Peroutka Ferdinand and Ančerl Karel.

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