Czech Gothic architecture

Choir of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague built by Matthias of Arras and Peter Parler in 1344–1385[1]

Czech Gothic architecture refers to the architectural period primarily of the Late Middle Ages in the area of the present-day Czech Republic (former Crown of Bohemia, primarily consisting of the Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia).

The Gothic style first appeared in the Czech lands in the first half of the 13th century and was usual there until the early 16th century. The phases of the development of the Gothic architecture in the Czech lands are often named after the Bohemian ruling dynasty of the corresponding time:

  • Early Gothic – Přemyslid Gothic (13th and early 14th century)
  • High Gothic – Luxembourg Gothic (14th and early 15th century)
  • Late Gothic – Jagiellonian Gothic (approximately 1471–1526)[2]

The most significant Gothic architects who worked in the Czech lands (especially in Bohemia) were Peter Parler and Benedikt Rejt.

  1. ^ Kuthan, Jiří – Royt, Jan (2011). Katedrála sv. Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha (in Czech). Praha: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny. pp. 577–579. ISBN 978-80-7422-090-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ Černá, Marie (2012). Dějiny výtvarného umění (in Czech). IDEA SERVIS. p. 63. ISBN 978-80-85970-74-6.

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