Vladislav Hall, Medieval hall at Prague Castle, Czech Republic
Vladislav Hall sits within the Old Royal Palace at Prague Castle and stretches 62 meters in length with a width of 16 meters. The late Gothic ribbed vaults span the entire space without supporting columns and rise 13 meters above the floor.
Benedikt Rejt built the hall between 1490 and 1502 for King Vladislav Jagellonian, replacing 14th-century rooms on the palace's third floor. It hosted coronation banquets from 1723, an industrial exhibition in 1791, and since 1918 the main state ceremonies and presidential elections.
The hall serves as a venue for official state ceremonies, parliamentary sessions, and displays of the Czech crown jewels during significant national occasions.
The hall stands in Prague's Hradčany district and can be reached through the main visitor route across the castle. A stone balcony along the side wall offers views over the city and connects to the adjoining Old Chamber.
During floor repairs in 2008 and 2009, archaeologists opened the Renaissance vault backfills and found dried exotic plants from around 1600, including the earliest post-Columbian peanut recorded in Europe and an early coffee plant in Central Europe.
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