Close-up of a statue in front of the St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague. Founded as early as in circa 930, the St. Vitus Cathedral is a majestic Roman Catholic metropolitan cathedral situated within the complex of the Prague Castle in the historic center of the city. With its highest tower measuring staggering 103 m (338 ft), the cathedral is one of the largest and most important Gothic churches in the country as well as in all Europe.