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Location Information:
The history of the castle stretches
back to the 9th century (870). The
first walled building was the church
of Our Lady. The Basilica of Saint
George and the Basilica of St. Vitus
were founded in the first half of
the 10th century. The first convent
in Bohemia was founded in the
castle, next to the church of St.
George. A Romanesque palace was
erected here during the 12th
century. In the 14th century, under
the reign of Charles IV the royal
palace was rebuilt in Gothic style
and the castle fortifications were
strengthened. In place of rotunda
and basilica of St. Vitus began
building of a vast Gothic church,
that have been completed almost six
centuries later. During the Hussite
Wars and the following decades the
Castle was not inhabited. In 1485,
King Ladislaus II Jagello began to
rebuild the castle. The massive
Vladislav Hall (built by Benedikt
Rejt) was added to the Royal Palace.
There were also built new defence
towers on the northern side of the
castle. A large fire in 1541
destroyed large parts of the castle.
Under the Habsburgs some new
buildings in renaissance style
appeared here. Ferdinand I built
Belvedere, summer palace for his
wife Anne. Rudolph II used Prague
Castle as his main residence. He
founded the northern wing of the
palace, with the Spanish Hall, where
his precious artistic collections
were exhibited.
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