nám. Republiky, 301 00 Plzeň 3
The structure that really dominates Pilsen is the Cathedral of St. Bartholomew. Its building started together with foundation of the city and it was completed at the beginning of the 16th century. The cathedral is a national monument as well as housing the argillite statue on the main altar - the famous Pilsen Madonna. The statue represents the so-called “Beautiful style“ of the Gothic period. The Cathedral boasts as having the tallest church spire in the Czech Republic (102,6 m). From its galleries you can see the entire city and its surroundings from the height of 60 metres. The Šternberk Chapel with the overhanging roof bolt dates from the 1st half of the 16th century. In 1993, Pope John Paul IInd established the Bishopric in Pilsen and St. Bartholomew became the cathedral. The statuary on the outer eastern side of the cathedral shows Christ on the Mount of Olives protected by a number of little angels, one of which will fulfil your secret wish according to the legend.
The West-Bohemian Museum belongs to the most important museum institutions in Bohemia and scientific work centres in a number of scientific subjects.
More than a century and a half ago a story began to unfold and has since been inscribed in golden letters into the history of the Czech nation and of beer brewing around the world. The story of Plzeňský Prazdroj.