Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert - restoration at the end section of the Cathedral's architecture
– the chapel of the St. Remains, the chapel of the Virgin Mary, the chapel of St. John the Baptist, the Archbishop´s chapel and the chapel of S
Address: | Part of the Prague Castle area |
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Description of work: | Restoration and conservation work |
Investor: | Prague Castle Administration |
Contractor: | GEMA ART GROUP a.s., Stone Carving and Restoration Pánek s.r.o. |
Implementation: | 05 – 11/ 2018 |
The GEMA ART GROUP a.s. is involved in repair of the architecture of the chapel of St. The chapel of St. John the Baptist. Anna in the frame of the wide project of the renovation of the outer shell of the Cathedral of St. Vitus, Wenceslas and Adalbert.
The restoration work consist of repair of the Cathedral stone shell, repair of joints, flashing parapets by lead, repair of stone balustrades, exchange of damaged stone elements, treating of joints by lead casting, repair of stained-glass windows, production of molds copies of consoles and stonemason marks, inspection and repair of gargoyles, traceries net protection against birds, hydrophilization of the Cathedral surface, copper gutter repair on the observation deck and some other necessary conservation and restoration treating. All these highly professional works are carried out under supervision of the Heritage Care Department of the Czech President Chancellery.
Location of the Chapels: 10 – st. Remains, 11 – St. Virgin Mary, 12 – st. John the Baptist, 13 – Archbishop´s Chapel, 14 – st. Anne