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VYSEHRAD - HRBITOV SE SLAVINEM

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Description
OwnerHl. město Praha / NKP Vyšehrad příspěvková organizace
KindNational cultural monument
Style Commemorative place
Description (in short)Former parish church of the Vyšehrad Canonry was changed into a national cemetery in the 70s of the 19th century. Local gravestones form a unique gallery of cemetery plastics with pieces by J.V. Myslbek, F. Bílek, B. Kafka and others. One part of this cemetery is so called Slavín, a common tomb to the most famous celebrities of the czech nation.
ExpositionsOver 600 celebrities of the czech culture and intelligence have been burried here - for example A. Dvořák, K. Čapek, B. Němcová, K. H. Mácha, J. Neruda, A. Mucha, M. Aleš, E. Destinová, J. Heyrovský, B.Smetana, Z. Štěpánek.
StatePreserved
AccessibilityFree access
Location
StreetK rotundě
LocationsThe cemetery with Slavín is located right in NKP Vyšehrad, next to St. Petr a Pavel Church.
Contacts
CityPraha 2
StreetV Pevnosti 159/5b
ZIP code120 00
Phone+420 224919815
Emailinfo@praha-vysehrad.cz
Web pagewww.praha-vysehrad.cz
PersonSpráva pražských hřbitovů, Vinohradská 294/212, Praha 10
Arrival and localities
Parking distance1 km
Bus stop distance1.5 km
Train stop distance1.5 km
Services
Barrierless accessYes

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