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JINDŘIŠSKÁ VĚŽ

Jindřišská, Praha 1

© Herbert Heissler - 15.3.2003

Renaissance Belltower of St. Jinřích and St. Kunhuta Church

First mentions of the former wooden belltower are already from 1472-75. The present belltower from the 70s of the 16th century was erected on then cemetery. It is built from stone with a square ground-plan and with two string courses. Rebuilt in 1874 according to a plan by J. Mocker, it gained a scalpriform roof with corner towers then.

Expositions

Renaissance belltower exterior, interior offers a café, restarant, view over Prague from the top floor (from the corner towers). Lower floors used for commercial and exhibitory purposes.
2nd floor - collection od photographies by Jan Jindra entitled "FRANZ KAFKA'S PRAGUE"
3rd floor - exhibition "CZECH ROYAL AND STATAL SYMBOLOGY"
4th floor - photography collection "TOWERS AROUND JINDŘIŠSKÁ TOWER"
6th floor - exhibition: Petr Rudolf Manoušek - "MANOUŠKOVO BELLFOUNDERS."

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