St. Nicholas Cathedral, Prague

St Nicholas Cathedral is not only a cultural landmark of Prague but it is also a center, as it were, for performing art.






During the summer months and on into autumn, there are performances of classical and liturgical music. Often these are done on a daily basis. The day we were there an organist, trumpet player and a couple of vocalists presented work by Bach, Motzart and Schuman.







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This is music that cannot be duplicated on small speakers because it is music designed to be perfromed in a great structure in which music come from every corner and play with the reflections and echoes.









Music aside, the cathedral is a great Baroque masterpiece. Heaven comes to earth here and is displayed for eternty (seemingly) carved out of marble.







Great saints, angels, and figures of biblical stature hold forth, and the upper reaches of the cathedral are colored the brilliant blue of heaven's very own skies.







© John Womack, 2006. All rights reserved
Photos made with Canon Elura 70 on SD card.