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The Church of St. Nicholas [Kostel Sv. Mikuláše]
Staroměstské náměstí, Prague 1
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 here. They also planned a large cathedral reconstruction, but they decided to brought down the old church and built a new one instead. The construction began in 1732 and it was consecrated in 1737.
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© Jaroslava Heisslerová - 29.8.2001
© Jaroslava Heisslerová - 29.8.2001
© Jaroslava Heisslerová - 29.8.2001
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