Jan Boněk
Esoteric Prague : The Prague cathedral of Matthias of Arras and Peter Parler

2010 | Nakladatelství EMINENT NAKLADATELSTVÍ

Emperor and King Charles IV had many monumental edifices built, but paid special attention to the Cathedral of St. Vitus at the Prague Castle. He wanted it to be a Gothic masterpiece - a stone epitome of faith, the symbol of royal majesty, the see of the archbishop, the cult center of the land patrons, the place of roy…al crowning and the royal as well as national necropolis. No other church in Europe plays so many roles of great importance. The project of Matthias of Arras, the first architect of the cathedral, was literally one of the architectural wonders of that time. Commissioned to build a Gothic house of prayer in Prague modeled after cathedrals in Southern France, he inconspicuously modified the assignment according to his own ideas and local traditions. The approach of his successor Peter Parler was so distinctive, ingenious and yet architecturally risky that he fell afoul of backthen recognized rules. Looking at the cathedral, originally consecrated to the unknown Sicilian martyr Vitus and built in the heart of our capital city, from afar, up close and from inside, people are in awe of its impressive grandness even now in the 21st century. The Prague cathedral is not the oldest, largest or highest cathedral in Europe, but is unparalleled with its breathtaking balance. It is 124m long, 60m wide and over 33m high. The Southern Spire, which is almost 100m high, has become the landmark of the capital city. Over 8,000 people can hear the word of God inside this sacred place all at once. Emperor and King Charles IV had many monumental edifices built, but paid special attention to the Cathedral of St. Vitus at the Prague Castle. He wanted it to be a Gothic masterpiece - a stone epitome… of faith, the symbol of royal majesty, the see of the archbishop, the cult center of the land patrons, the place of royal crowning and the royal as well as national necropolis. No other church in Europe plays so many roles of great importance. The project of Matthias of Arras, the first architect of the cathedral, was literally one of the architectural wonders of that time. Commissioned to build a Gothic house of prayer in Prague modeled after cathedrals in Southern France, he inconspicuously modified the assignment according to his own ideas and local traditions. The approach of his successor Peter Parler was so distinctive, ingenious and yet architecturally risky that he fell afoul of backthen recognized rules. Looking at the cathedral, originally consecrated to the unknown Sicilian martyr Vitus and built in the heart of our capital city, from afar, up close and from inside, people are in awe of its impressive grandness even now in the 21st century. The Prague cathedral is not the oldest, largest or highest cathedral in Europe, but is unparalleled with its breathtaking balance. It is 124m long, 60m wide and over 33m high. The Southern Spire, which is almost 100m high, has become the landmark of the capital city. Over 8,000 people can hear the word of God inside this sacred place all at once.

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O knize

Stav:	Nová
Vazba:	Brožovaná
Počet stran:	225
Jazyk:
ISBN10:	8072814087
ISBN:	9788072814084
Ilustrátor:	Jan Boněk
Vydáno v:	Praha
Vystaveno:	29. 1. 2026 15:36
Číslo položky:	1558285

O autorovi

Jan Boněk

Doc. Mgr. Jan Boněk studoval na filmové a televizní fakultě AMU a absolvoval na Vysoké škole múzických umění ve Finsku, V letech 1969 ? 2000 natočil téměř 800 dokumentárních projektů především pro Českou televizi, pro britskou televizi Channel Four, Rakouskou státní televizi a nadaci J. P. Gettyho v Los Angeles. V roce 1992 založil kulturní agenturu LA BON, v níž vyrobil převážně pro Českou televizi jako producent, autor scénářů a režisér víc než sto samostatných dokumentů. Od roku 1987 se věnuje výsledkům české egyptologie a výzkumům světoznámého egyptologa prof. Miroslava Vernera. V roce 2005 dokončil rozsáhlý projekt s českými archeology a historiky, netradiční pohled na historii Prahy od paleolitu až k třicetileté válce.

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