Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
The Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul is a neo-Gothic collegiate and parish church in Vyšehrad fortress in Prague, Czech Republic. 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.
- Roman Catholic church
- …lies at an elevation of around 230 metres (740 feet)
- …is not wheelchair accessible
- …stands 11 metres (36 feet) tall
- Description: church in Prague
- Address: Praha
- Also known as“Basilica of St Peter and St Paul”“Basilica of St. Peter and St. Paul, Prague”“Bazilika Sv. Petra A Pavla Na Vyšehrad씓Saint Peter and Saint Paul”
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Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
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Latitude
50.06442° or 50° 3′ 52″ north
Longitude
14.41787° or 14° 25′ 4″ east
Open location code
9F2P3C79+Q4
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
amenity = place_of_worship
OpenStreetMap feature
building = church
OpenStreetMap attribute
denomination = roman_catholic
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Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Ukrainian—“Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul” goes by many names.
Müqəddəs Pyotr və Pavel bazilikasıAzerbaijani
Базіліка Святых Пятра і ПаўлаBelarusian
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Chinese
Bazilika sv. Petra a PavlaCzech
Bazilika svatého Petra a PavlaCzech
Bazilika svatých Petra a Pavla na VyšehraděCzech
Kapitulní chrám sv. Petra a PavlaCzech
Kostel svatého Petra a Pavla na VyšehraděCzech
svatý Petr a PavelCzech
Sint-Petrus-en-PauluskerkDutch
Baziliko Sanktaj Petro kaj Paŭlo en PragoEsperanto
Praha Püha Peetri ja Pauluse basiilikaEstonian
პრაღის წმინდა პეტრესა და პავლეს ბაზილიკაGeorgian
Βασιλική Αγίων Πέτρου και ΠαύλουGreek
Βασιλική των Αγίων Πέτρου και ΠαύλουGreek
כנסיית פאולוס ופטרוס הקדושיםHebrew
Szent Péter és Pál bazilika (Vyšehrad)Hungarian
Szent Péter és Pál-bazilikaHungarian
Basilika Santo Petrus dan Santo Paulus, PrahaIndonesian
Црква Свети Петар и Свети ПавлеMacedonian
کلیسای پطرس و پولس مقدسPersian
کلیسای پطرس و پولس مقدس، پراگPersian
Bazilica Sf. Petru și PaulRomanian
Базилика Святых Петра и ПавлаRussian
святой Петр и ПавелRussian
Базилика Св. Петра и Павла у ПрагуSerbian
Bazilika svätých Petra a PavlaSlovak
Kapitulský chrám svätých Petra a PavlaSlovak
Kostol svätého Petra a PavlaSlovak
Bazilika svetega Petra in PavlaSlovenian
Bazilika svetega Petra in Pavla, PragaSlovenian
Sankt Peter och Sankt Pauls basilikaSwedish
Aziz Peter ve Aziz Paul BazilikasıTurkish
Базиліка святих Петра і ПавлаUkrainian
Собор святих Петра і Павла (Вишеград)Ukrainian
Собор святих Петра та ПавлаUkrainian
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