Prague of Charles IV












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            Prof. Jan Royt

            Karolinum Publishing House

            The book presents a vivid picture of Prague, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia, during

            Gothic culture and art with the background of the exceptionally positive context of the ru
            After his coronation as the Holy Roman Emperor in 1355, the capital of the Kingdom of Bohe
            the ?rst time in the history of the Lands of Bohemian Crown, also the capital of the Holy 

            Prague’s cathedral, stone bridge, university, and the New Town where the churches were arr
            magical cross have survived as the stone seal witnesses of Gothic architecture, signed wit

            sculptures and the entire sphere of religious culture. The book further comprises of some 
            of the landmarks, documentary pictures, and maps of Prague.