A view from the southeast shows the appearance of Prague Castle after the Luxembourg reconstructions during the reign of Emperor Charles IV and his son, King Wenceslaus. The Castle has always been dominated by church buildings. The most distinct of them all is the metropolitan church, at that time, however, regarded as the property of the Saints Vitus, Wenceslaus and Adalbert, not of the Church which was only supposed to manage it. Its construction remained unfinished until the last quarter of the 19th century. Nevertheless, its grandiose foundation makes an amazing impression, making the other buildings appear sunk in its shadow. And indeed: In line with the intentions of all its constructors, its significant vertical elevation should symbolize protection by the saints – patrons of the Czech lands, to whom it was consecrated, being not only protection for the Castle, the town and the lands of the Czech Crown, but symbolizing oversight of all human activities. And thus the defensive towers, the Royal Palace and the palaces of top officials, the Chapter of the Prague Church, the convent (female, of St. George, with two towers), buildings of the burgraviate (on the right) and priory and walls with galleries merely complement the magnificent cathedral. The gilded roofs of the towers are not an artist’s fiction, already during the reign of »the Father of the Nation«, they were shining this way afar.