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St Vitus Cathedral in Prague, entrance facade

The Neo-Gothic west facade of Prague’s St Vitus Cathedral dates from 1929 and completed the construction of the cathedral, which had remained unfinished since the Middle Ages.

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Martin Mutschlechner

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    The Vectors of Czech National Identity

    The Czech people’s national interpretation of history always accentuated the democratic element. The evolution of the nation was seen here as the endeavour to emancipate the broader mass of the people from feudal or national oppression. The opponents from the camp of those defending German hegemony in Bohemia designated the Czechs demeaningly as “a nation of plebeian lackeys”.