St. Wenceslas, a Czech celebrity

Called back to Vienna unexpectedly on Thursday, I saw little of the sights in Olomouc, a preserved gem in Moravia. Before the train departed, Vit drove me to St. Wenceslas Cathedral, extensively reconstructed in the late 19th century in the neo-Gothic style, but originating in 1107. Named after the martyr Vaclavor (Wenceslas), a saintly monarch from the tenth century, the cathedral sits atop a hill and sports the tallest spire in the Czech Republic. Brno has its own Church of St. Wenceslas, and the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague houses the St. Wenceslas Chapel.