Vyšehrad is a historical fort in Prague. It was probably built in the 10th century, on a hill over the Vltava River. It was probably built later than the Prague Castle and was a seat of Premyslid rulers and there was also a Royal Mint. The most important period of Vyšehrad´s history was in the 11 th century, when Vratislav II., the first Bohemian King, resided there. His successors reigned from Vyšehrad till 1140.
The main entrance to Vyšehrad is at the seventeenth century Tábor Gate
Vyšehrad also contains Prague's oldest surviving building, the Rotunda of St Martin from the 11th century
The most visible remnant of the once large castle is the ruin of the Gothic Bath of Libuše, once the defensive bastion of the medieval castle
St. Peter and Paul Church was founded in the eleventh century by Vratislav II, the first king of Bohemia. After the church was destroyed by fire in the thirteenth century it was rebuilt in Gothic style. Its current look dates mainly from around 1902, when the two towers were added
There's even a tennis court - I wonder whether Martina Navratilova ever played here?
With more views over the Vltava
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