VYSEHRADSKY HRBITOV

Overlooking the Vltava across from Prasky Hrad is Vysehrad, one of the oldest areas of Prague.

The cemetery at Vysehrad is in the shadow of the church of Saint Peter and Paul, and has many famous Czechs buried there. Some rest in the Slavin Tomb designed by Antonin Wiehl.

• Bedrich Smetana - composer. Ma Vlast, The Bartered Bride.
• Antonin Dvorak - composer. Serenade for strings in E-minor Moderato makes me weep.
• Karel Capek - Writer, poet. Known for creating the term "Robot".
• Jan Neruda - Writer, poet.
• Karel Hynek Macha - Poet. Wrote romantic poem Maj (May)
• Bozena Nemcova - Writer, poet.
• Josef Myslbek - Sculptor.
• Josef Gocar - Sculptor. Designed cubist museum House of the Black Madonna.
• Ladislav Saloun - Sculptor.
• Jan Kubelik - Violinist
• Ema Destinova - Opera Singer.
• Alfons Mucha - Painter.
• Mikolas Ales - Painter.
• Julius Zeyer, Josef Hora, Vitezslav Nezval - poets.

All the graves here are elaborate, towering structures. These men and women were beloved by their homeland. Most are artists or intellectuals.