Bona Ventura

Vyšehrad · Prague

Rotunda of St Martin

Rotunda sv. Martina

Place of worship

The oldest surviving rotunda in Prague, built in the second half of the 11th century; it was used as a gunpowder store in the Thirty Years' War, and a cannonball from the Prussian attack of 1757 is still lodged in the façade to the right of the window.

Address
K Rotundě 100, 128 00 Praha 2-Vyšehrad
Hours
Exterior always visible; interior only at services or by arrangement
Best time to go
Any time · About 15 min
Price
Free (exterior; interior on request or at Mass)
Price level
Kč

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Good to know

  • Look for the cannonball in the wall
  • Inside only during Mass or by arrangement with the Vyšehrad chapter
  • It is on the walk from the Vyšehrad gate to the basilica

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