Emperor Rudolf II

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  Archbishop’s Palace

  Rudolf supported the palace’s Renaissance-era development and imposed his preferred candidate in the disputed 1606 archiepiscopal succession.

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  Church of Saint Roch at Strahov

  Rudolf II vowed and financed the church as thanks for the ending of the 1599 plague epidemic.

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  Imperial Stables at Prague Castle

  The stable wings were established at Prague Castle during Rudolf II’s reign for the imperial court’s horses.

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  Old Hradčany Town Hall

  Rudolf’s 1598 privilege made Hradčany a royal town and prompted the establishment of its town hall.

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  Rosenberg Palace

  Rudolf acquired the palace in 1600 and had it connected to the royal residence by a wooden passageway.

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  Spanish Hall at Prague Castle

  The emperor commissioned the hall to display sculpture and stage ceremonies at his Prague court.

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  St. Vitus Cathedral

  The cathedral contains the tomb of Wenceslas, the murdered Přemyslid ruler whose brother seized power after his death in 935. Charles IV later dedicated the Bohemian crown to the dead saint, meaning that subsequent kings symbolically borrowed their authority from an assassination victim buried beneath the chapel floor.