Prague Castle on ABC News
March 2009 - Its 50-foot-high stone walls enclose acres of opulence that mirror a storybook. The grounds of Prague Castle could house about 87 White Houses or six Buckingham Palaces. Travel with ABC News to the biggest places on Earth.
Prague - Prague Castle - Aerial Photograph (photo: CzechTourism)
From an aerial view, the big castle looks like a small city with seven football fields of buildings, turrets and courtyards. The centerpiece is the 1,000-year-old St. Vitus Cathedral. The palace's alleys and arches are a glittering tapestry woven from more than 1,000 years of Prague's rich history.
"There is so much in one place. It's huge. I think people don't even know that you're still in the castle," said American tour guide Natalia Lucak.
It can take an hour to cross the castle's grounds if you're walking briskly, but you wouldn't have the time to appreciate the 4,000 paintings that decorate the grounds
