Rotunda sv. Martina

If you go up you must come across this very veryyyy old church but it's closed but it so old that it gives you shivers

Old church with an interesting history.

Very lovely sight expirience

The church is closed but this is one of the first things you’ll see if you enter the castle from one of the gates. It looks really nicely placed and it looks naturally.

The Rotunda of St. Martin (Czech Rotunda svatého Martina ) is located on the Vyšehrad Fortress in Prague . It is the only architectural monument of Vyšehrad that has been preserved in its original form and the oldest preserved rotunda in the city. The Romanesque rotunda was probably built in the last third of the 11th century under Vratislav II , but the building was first mentioned in writing in 1396. [1] The central building has a semicircular apse decorated with pilaster strips .After the construction of the baroque Vyšehrad fortress, the church was profaned and served as a powder magazine. At the instigation of Karl Chotek von Chotkow, a planned demolition could be prevented. After 1875 the rotunda was renovated and restored to its original state, but the entrance on the west side was walled up and replaced by a neo-Romanesque portal on the south. The marble altar and the paintings on the inner walls, which take up motifs from the Vyšehrad Coronation Codex (end of the 11th century), also date from this period. [2]

An interesting place. Nice view of the city.

Nice place to walk around and snap some photos. Good views from the wall looking over the river

This church is one of the most beautiful part of Vyšehrad.Unfortunately it was closed during our visit, but you can sit to the benches and rest a little or take some good photo or read the information table what is in front of the entrance. You will find the castle wall if you go nothease direction.

A little rotunda. It's just outside the road to the cathedral. Around the rotunda you can go on the wall and enjoy a nice view of Prague

A beautiful building in a picturesque setting. There is a nice sign out front that tells all about the building and it's history. It's very interesting and informative. When we went it was closed; I would have loved to see inside.