Heritages

THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY OF VICTORY [Kostel Panny Marie Vítězné] — Baroque Church

This Baroque church was constructed by German Lutherans in 1611-13 according to Filippi. Whitefriars rebuilt it after 1624 and erected their own monatsery next to it. Church's orientation was changed during the construction. Tower built in 1669.

THE CHURCH OF OUR LADY UNDER THE CHAIN [Kostel Panny Marie pod řetězem] — Former Romanic Church

This church was built in 1169-82 as a part of a fortified Johanite Monastery, established by King Vratislav II. Gothic rebuilt in the middle of the 14th century, the present appearance comes from the Baroque rebuilding in 1640-60 by C. Lurag.

THE CHURCH OF ST. GILES [Kostel Sv. Jiljí] — Former Gothic Church

Former Romanic church with a canonry, mentioned already in 1238. Bishop Jan from Dražice and archbishop Arnošt from Pardubice established todays Gothic church with two towers on West in 1310-71. Its exteriors still keep their Gothic manner (angle windows, back shores,…

The Church of St. Nicholas [Kostel Sv. Mikuláše] — Baroque Church

This church belongs to the oldest ones in the Old Town, sources first mention it along a flood in 1273. Year 1635 was in the name of changes - the church went under the possession of the Benedicts Order from the Emmaus Monastery who decided to build a new monastery…

THE KLAUSEN SYNAGOGUE [Klausová synagoga] — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague

Klausová Synagogue is located right next to the Old Jewish Cemetery, its today present building was finished in 1694. The contemporary appearance was given during a rebuilding in 1884, while the rolled and amply decored vault has been preserved.

THE MAISEL SYNAGOGUE (Maiselova synagoga) — Part of Jewish Museum in Prague

The Maisel Synagogue was constructed in 1590-92 by the Jewish Town's primate Mordechaj Maisel. The original building suffered some damage during a fire in 1689 and it was then renovated in the Baroque style. Changed backed into the Gothic style between 1893-1905. The…

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TROJSKY ZAMEK — Baroque Folly of Italian Type

Unique Baroque villa of Italian type in Bohemia, based on Jean Baptist Mathey's plans and built by count Václav Adalbert from Šternberk after 1679.

TYNSKÝ CHRAM (KOSTEL P. MARIE PRED TYNEM) — Gothic Cathedral

There used to be a Romanic church, mentioned already in 1135, but an Early-Gothic three-body church was built here in the second half of the 13th century, which had to be, again, taken down to allow a new cathedral to be erected. The Týn Cathedral's construction began…