A BRIEF EXPLORATION OF THE GORGEOUS ARCHITECTURE, RICH HISTORY AND CULTURE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFULLY PRESERVED CITY IN EUROPE
Thursday, June 22, 2006
St. George's Basilica
Founded in 915, this Romanesque Church has had many renovations, including the terracotta Baroque facade. St. Ludmilla, Bohemia's first female Christian martyr is buried here. She was strangled, while praying, on the orders of her daughter-in-law. Some things never change.
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