Wednesday Trips!! I have been slacking on my blogging.
From this point forward I will try to do better.
So last Wednesday was our trip to the PRAGUE CASTLE!
I was so happy to finally get to see and learn the history of this
beautiful castle I see everyday and night! ( Our dorm has a great view
of the Prague castle and at night is it is so beautifully lit up!)
The Castles history dates all the way back from the 9th century (870)
when it was the Church of Our Lady. Throughout the castle's
history it has housed the offices of countless important leaders.
Those including, Kings of Bohemia, Holy
Roman emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and
the Czech Republic. During WWII the castle was utilized
as the headquarters of Reinhard Heydrich.
According to some, Heydrich made the unfortunate decision to
place the Bohemian Crown on his head.
I say unfortunate because according to legend anyone who
is classified as
a 'usuper'(someone with illegitimate power) will die
within a year of placing the crown
on their head. Because Heydrich was a Nazi soldier who declared
martial law on Prague during WWII he most definitely was
considered a 'usuper' and was assassinatedwithin a year later.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records the castle is that
largest in the world!! For those of you who know art, the castle
is mostly Gothic style. However the castle's buildings
virtually represents ever architecture style of the last millennium.
It was thanks to King Charles IV that the castle
took on its Gothic style in 14th century. (King Charles IV is responsible
for a good portion of this cities architecture,
including the infamous Charles bridge!)
I unfortunately did not get any pictures of the
inside because my camera died.But the inside of the castle is unreal.
The stain glass windows are gorgeous and
the ceilings are unbelievably high. I can only
imagine how long it took to
create the place!
From this point forward I will try to do better.
So last Wednesday was our trip to the PRAGUE CASTLE!
I was so happy to finally get to see and learn the history of this
beautiful castle I see everyday and night! ( Our dorm has a great view
of the Prague castle and at night is it is so beautifully lit up!)
The Castles history dates all the way back from the 9th century (870)
when it was the Church of Our Lady. Throughout the castle's
history it has housed the offices of countless important leaders.
Those including, Kings of Bohemia, Holy
Roman emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and
the Czech Republic. During WWII the castle was utilized
as the headquarters of Reinhard Heydrich.
According to some, Heydrich made the unfortunate decision to
place the Bohemian Crown on his head.
I say unfortunate because according to legend anyone who
is classified as
a 'usuper'(someone with illegitimate power) will die
within a year of placing the crown
on their head. Because Heydrich was a Nazi soldier who declared
martial law on Prague during WWII he most definitely was
considered a 'usuper' and was assassinatedwithin a year later.
According to the Guinness Book of World Records the castle is that
largest in the world!! For those of you who know art, the castle
is mostly Gothic style. However the castle's buildings
virtually represents ever architecture style of the last millennium.
It was thanks to King Charles IV that the castle
took on its Gothic style in 14th century. (King Charles IV is responsible
for a good portion of this cities architecture,
including the infamous Charles bridge!)
I unfortunately did not get any pictures of the
inside because my camera died.But the inside of the castle is unreal.
The stain glass windows are gorgeous and
the ceilings are unbelievably high. I can only
imagine how long it took to
create the place!
