Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: st. vaclav

The originally the National Museum of Bohemia, this building is now the National Museum of the Czech Republic, which includes Bohemia, Moravia, and part of Silesia. It's a landmark in Prague, and its size and relative elevation compared to surrounding buildings makes it visible from many unexpected parts of the city.

This shot isn't perfect (mostly a dirty scan), but I still like it well enough to upload it. This is Vaclavske Namesti, one of the centers of both new and historic entertainment in Prague, and the site of many important events in Czech history, including many political protests, and at least one battle (at the end of World War II). In the foreground you can see the statue of St. Vaclav, as in my other photos, and in the distance you can see the Mustek neighborhood and the New Yorker, a major clothing store.

One of several St. Vaclav's churches in Prague, this one is considered to be Neo-Rennaissance in style. Again, maybe this shot isn't so great technically, as much of the lower part of the church is almost black, but I love how it looks.

Here's another shot of St. Vaclav's (St. Wenceslas's) Cathedral in Olomouc, essentially ripping off my similar shot of York Minster.

This is St. Vaclav's, or St. Wenceslas's, Cathedral in Olomouc. Built in 1131, it is one of the oldest cathedrals in the Czech Republic, although it was renovated in 1883-1892, meaning that it looks somewhat different now from the way it did originally. There are a number of stories associated with it, of course, but one of the most notable, supposedly true, as that Mozart composed his 6th symphony here. As a result, there's a monument to him on the wall of the Archdiocesan Museum on the left.

This is the Archdiocesan Museum in Olomouc, where I saw a book that was printed (or rather, handwritten) before 1000 A.D., very rare, indeed, and even more so given that it wasn't a bible.