Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: bazilika

Bazilika sv. Vaclav, Picture 4, Stara Boleslav, Bo…

27 Jul 2009 323
This is a closeup side view of the basilica, showing some odd color patches on the wall, with what looks like an electrical conduit through them. I have no idea what the reason is or was for these colors, and to say the least I'm curious.

Bazilika sv. Vaclav, Picture 3, Stara Boleslav, Bo…

27 Jul 2009 307
This was my third shot of the basilica.

Bazilika sv. Vaclav, Picture 2, Stara Boleslav, Bo…

27 Jul 2009 256
This was my second shot of the basilica.

Bazilika sv. Vaclav, Stara Boleslav, Bohemia (CZ),…

27 Jul 2009 429
Next to the town hall was this church, or rather basilica, where it is alleged St. Vaclav (a.k.a. St. Wenceslas, a.k.a. St. Wenceslaus, a.k.a. Wenceslas or Wenceslaus I) was murdered by his brother Boleslav (a.k.a. Boleslaus I, a.k.a. Boleslaus the Cruel)in 935 C.E. This basilica is in a baroque style, not yet used at the time of construction (1039-1046), so I have to assume, although I don't know the history, that it was renovated at sometime in the 17th or 18th Century. At the time of the murder, however, an older church, the St. Kosma and Damian church stood here, and it is said that indeed Vaclav was murdered at the door of the older church, just not this one.