place
Vyšehrad
the Vyšehrad
also: Vyschehrad
The rock and ancient citadel above the Vltava south of Prague, legendary seat of the princess Libuše and cradle of the Czech ruling house; a charged emblem of national antiquity.
Reading notes
- Two Stories of Prague §40 Vyšehrad
The legendary citadel above the Vltava, seat of the princess Libuše and cradle of the Czech dynasty; Rezek invokes it against artists who flee instead to an imported, exotic past.