St Vitus Cathedral

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Lonely Planet review

Although it was begun in 1344 and appears Gothic to the very tips of its pointy spires, much of St Vitus Cathedral was only completed in time for its belated consecration in 1929. The view from the 96m-tall Great Tower is worth climbing 297 steps. And don't miss the Art Nouveau stained-glass window by Alfons Mucha, the baroque, silver tomb of St John of Nepomuk with its draped canopy and cherubs, or the ornate Chapel of St Wenceslas.

Once you've passed through the Golden Gate main doorway, with its 14th-century mosaic of the Last Judgment, you'll receive a small brochure of cathedral highlights.