[visited 5 May 2022]
Located adjacent to the church of Saint Peter and Paul and on a high bluff overlooking the Vltava River the Vysehrad Cemetery in Prague is chock full of incredible works of art: portrait medallions, busts, freestanding statues, mosaics and much more are to be found.
It is also the final resting place of many notable Czechs including composer Antonin Dvorak and art Nouveau painter and illustrator Alphonse Mucha. (Mucha is buried in a large tomb called Slavin, the resting place for many famous Czech cultural and historical figures.)
For more information visit the official Prague tourist site.
Since there are a large number of wonderful pieces of art in this cemetery, I have included many, many photos in this post. Forewarned is forearmed. . . .
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| entrance |
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| metal guide map to the most well-known burials |
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| the Slavin monument |
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| those buried in the Slavin monument |
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| Josefina Brdlikova (1843-1910), music composer |
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| Wohanka family |
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| Stausova family |
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| Antonin Dvorak (1841-1904), music composer |
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| Beno Blachut (1913-1985) and Anna Blachutova (1915-1985) |
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| DR. J. Kaizl (1854-1901) |
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| Vanku family |
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| Preiss family |
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| Karel Petr Kheil (1843-1908) |
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| Adolf Leibscher |
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| Josef Herold (1850-1908) |
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| Jan Otto |
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| Hurkova family |
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| Dr. Jan Dvorak |
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| Josef Havranek (1873-1930) |
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| Jan Topinka (1837-1916) |
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| Pelc family |
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| Svojsik family |
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| Pacold family |
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| Pacak family |
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| Milde family |
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| Bromovsky family |
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| Josef Rossler-Orlovsky (1869-1933) |
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| Springer family |
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| Eiselt family |
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| Tichy-Ticha family |
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| Fr. Stupka (1879-1965) |
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| Bormova family |
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| Mrkos family |
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| Antonin Randa (1834-1914) |
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| Vlasta Burian |
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| Valtr Taub (1907-1982), actor |
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| Jana Ungru (1873-1898) and Elzinka Ungru (1894-1897) |
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| Mikolas Ales |
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| Josef Drahonovsky (1877-1938) |
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| Professor Kaprase family |
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| Horica |
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| Lad. Vycpalek (1885-1969) |
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| Dr. Hanus Jelinek (1878-1944) |
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| Frantisek Zahkejs (1838-1907) |
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| Josef Slavik (1806-1833) |
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| Josef Suk (1929-2011) |
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| Patrik Blazet (1851-1905) |
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| Cernik family |
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| Navratova family |
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| Frantisek Ondricek |
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| Ferdinand Laub (1832-1875) |
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| Nebesky |
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| Nezval (1900-1958) |
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| Hladik |
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| Josef Slkera (1897-1972) |
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| Steiger |
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| Emile Hlobel (1901-1987) |
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| Vaclav Kaplicy (1895-1982) |
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| Jaroslav Prucha (1898-1963) |
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| Vaclav Vydra (1876-1953) |
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| Boleslav Vomacka (1887-1965) |
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| Antonin Marek (1785-1877) |
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| Kuca family |
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| Pavlistova family |
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| Antonin Prechechtel (1885-1971) |
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