St. Vitus Cathedral

St. Vitus Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert
Czech: Katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha
St. Vitus Cathedral is situated entirely within the Prague Castle complex.
St. Vitus Cathedral
50°05′27″N 14°24′02″E / 50.09083°N 14.40056°E / 50.09083; 14.40056
Location	Prague
Country	Czech Republic
Denomination	Catholic
Website	katedralasvatehovita.cz/cs
History
Status	Cathedral
Founded	c. 930 1344 (current church)
Consecrated	12 May 1929
Architecture
Functional status	Active
Architect(s)	Peter Parler, Matthias of Arras
Architectural type	Church
Style	Mostly Gothic
Completed	1929
Specifications
Length	124 m (407 ft)
Width	60 m (200 ft)
Bells	7
Administration
Archdiocese	Prague
Clergy
Archbishop	Jan Graubner
Provost	Václav Malý
Dean	Ondřej Pávek
Deacon(s)	Štěpán Faber

The Metropolitan Cathedral of Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert (Czech: metropolitní katedrála svatého Víta, Václava a Vojtěcha) is a Catholic metropolitan cathedral in Prague, and the seat of the Archbishop of Prague. Until 1997, the cathedral was dedicated only to Saint Vitus, and is still commonly named only as St. Vitus Cathedral (Czech: katedrála svatého Víta or svatovítská katedrála).

This cathedral is a prominent example of Gothic architecture, and is the largest and most important church in the country. Located within Prague Castle and containing the tombs of many Bohemian kings and Holy Roman Emperors, the cathedral is under the ownership of the Czech government as part of the Prague Castle complex.^[1] Cathedral dimensions are 124 m × 60 m (407 ft × 197 ft), the main tower is 102.8 m (337 ft) high, front towers 82 m (269 ft), arch height 33.2 m (109 ft).^[2]