Hi there my Hivean friends and followers!
As promised last week, I´m coming with another Prague photography post today that will also be the first part of the announced miniseries dedicated to the imposing St. Vitus Cathedral. In this post, we will take a closer look at the exteriors of this fascinating piece of medieval architecture. But before we get to the pictures themselves, let me briefly introduce you to this magnificent church.
Officially called the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert, the church is one of the Europe´s finest examples of the Gothic architecture and also probably the most important church in the Czech Republic. The very origins of this gigantic building dates back to as early as 930, which means it´s almost 1100 years old now!
The cathedral is a part of the Prague Castle Complex and it´s really huge with the main tower being 103 m (338 ft) tall. The enormous size of the cathedral is actually also the main reason why it´s so challenging to take photos of it, especially when combined with the confined space of the surrounding courtyards of the castle. That´s why each of the photos that you are about to see below will feature just a certain part of the building. Although the weather was mostly sunny that day, it got weirdly cloudy when we reached the cathedral so all the pictures that I took there have this eerie cloudy background but I think it actually fits the Gothic vibes of the cathedral very nicely ;)
Without further ado, let me now show you what the St. Vitus Cathedral looks like from the outside.
I hope you enjoyed the pictures. You know my photos are usually quite strictly symmetric with straight lines and horizon etc. but as I mentioned before, the immense size of the church made me to go for these untypical angles and perspectives. If you zoom in a bit, you can even enjoy some cool details like the menacing gargoyles on the roof :)
I also put the photos in b&w to see what they look in monochrome as I usually feel it goes well with spooky or dramatic shots so let me show you the result too...
Thanks for your attention everyone and please let me know which version (colored vs. monochrome) you like more ;) Oh and if you want to know what the cathedral looks like from the inside, make sure to stop by my blog next week!
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