Abstract
The cathedral of Saint Guy in Prague is one of a very limited number of churches in the Holy Roman Empire to have adopted in a thorough-going manner the architectural system ofthe great French Gothic cathedrals. Mathias of Arras, the first architect of Saint Guy, turned for inspiration to the masterpieces of the second generation of rayonnant churches, such as the cathedrals in the south of France or Saint Urbain in Troyes. Peter Parler, who succeeded him as master of the works, retained the general plan, but enriched the formal repertory with very original creations reflecting Alsacian and southern German models. It is probable that the patron, the emperor Charles IV, determined the artistic orientation of the works. Having had the chance to admire French architecture during the years he spent at the French court as a youth, his ambition was to build an equivalent in Prague, worthy of the worldly vicar of Christ.
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