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St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague (full name: Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert in Prague) is one of the most important Catholic churches in the Czech Republic. The building is now the seat of the Prague archbishops and the Czech primate. It is located in the Hradčany area. The first mentions of a sacred building located in today's cathedral date back to around 925, when a pre-Romanesque rotunda was erected in Prague. The temple became a cathedral in 973. In the 11th century, the pre-Romanesque building was demolished and in its place a cathedral was erected in the Romanesque style. It is worth adding that this new temple witnessed the first royal coronation in Czech history in 1085. In the 14th century, when the Prague bishopric became the archbishopric, a decision was made to rebuild the temple in the Gothic style. The works were carried out in the years 1344-1385. As a result, a stunning Gothic-style building was created, which only underwent major changes in the years 1870-1929 in the neo-Gothic spirit. It is now assumed that St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague is one of the most valuable and valuable Gothic and Neo-Gothic monuments in Central and Eastern Europe. It was also the historic burial church of the Czech kings. Its role in the history of the state and the Catholic Church in the Czech Republic can be compared to the Wawel Cathedral in Krakow.