Vyšehrad Casemates
Vyšehrad Casemates is a museum in Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia which is located on V pevnosti. Vyšehrad Casemates is situated nearby to the tourism office Cihelná brána Information Centre, as well as near the public building Brick Gate.- Opening hours: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
- Type: Museum
- Also known as: “Vyšehradské kasematy”
- Address: V pevnosti 46/1, 46 Vyšehrad, Praha 2, Praha, 12800
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Brick Gate and Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul.
Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul
Church
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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. Basilica of Saint Peter and Saint Paul is situated 130 metres southwest of Vyšehrad Casemates.
The Devil’s Pillar
Photo: Miaow Miaow, Public domain.
Devil's Column is a formation of three stone columns, located in Vyšehrad, Prague, Czech Republic. For the first time, it was mentioned in the book Bellum hussiticum as fragments of one column, standing on the cemetery of the St.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Town and Vysehrad and Smíchov.
New Town and Vysehrad
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The New Town of Prague is in the east bank area to the east and south of the Old Town. A large part of New Town that borders Old Town from east and south belongs to Praha 1 district.
Smíchov
Suburb
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Smíchov has, since 1922, been a district and cadastral area of Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic, and is part of Prague 5. It is on the west bank of the Vltava river.
New Town
Suburb
Photo: Digr, CC BY-SA 4.0.
New Town is a quarter in the city of Prague in the Czech Republic. New Town is the youngest and largest of the five independent towns that today comprise the historic center of modern Prague.
Vyšehrad Casemates
- Categories: tourism and tourist attraction
- Location: Praha 2, Prague 2, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.06521° or 50° 3′ 55″ northLongitude
14.41927° or 14° 25′ 9″ eastOperator
Národní kulturní památka VyšehradOpen location code
9F2P3C89+3POpenStreetMap ID
node 292756808OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museum
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In Other Languages
From Russian to Ukrainian—“Vyšehrad Casemates” goes by many names.
- Russian: “Вышеградские казематы”
- Ukrainian: “Вишеградські каземати”
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Highlights include Cihelná brána Information Centre and Slavín.
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