A. MANY STEPS GSV

For the fit and energetic, a climb up the Great South Tower is a good challenge. The tower is 90 metres high, and accessed by 287 steps. The staircase is relatively narrow with no passing places! [Photo Credit: Prague Weekly]

B. REST ROOM! GSV

At the top of the steps is a well placed resting room.    [Photo Credit: Titi Lacydon]

C. BELLS GSV

There are 7 bells in the Cathedral. In the middle of World War I, the military seized three bells – Dominic, Mary and Jesus, as a common policy to use their metal during wartime in the manufacturing of guns. The bell that survived the war is the largest bell, Zikmund, cast by Tomáš Jaroš in 1549, and weighing around 16 tons. Upstairs is the Josef bell, originally a death knell from 1602, which is the smallest, weighing only 160 kg. Other bells are named Jan Křtitel, from 1546 weighing 3,640 kg, and Václav from 1542 weighs 4,480 kg. The three bells named after their predecessors, Dominik, Maria and Jesus, were recast and refixed with other bells in the bell tower in 2012. [Photo Credit: Colin Gagich]

D. CLOCK MECHANISM GSV

Then here is the mechanism for the Cathedral clock. We mentioned earlier that this clock has two faces – one for the hours, and one for the minutes. This used to be a common practice because it overcame the difficulty of setting the axes of both hands into the centre of one face. [Photo Credit: Jirka Just]

E. VIEWING BALCONY GSV

Further up is the balcony with extensive views out over Prague city. [Photo Credit: Jiri Hübner]

F. TOWER VIEW GSV

For me, the best views are those which give a close examination of the structure of the Cathedral: here the central tower, and the roof with its wrought iron capping. [Photo Credit: Piotr]

47. VIEW ALONG CHANCEL GSV

And here, the rooster weather vane at the end of the South transept, the flying buttresses,and the associated pinnacles. •• Now the arduous descent! [Photo Credit: Prague Weekly]