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THE CHURCH OF ST. GILES [Kostel Sv. Jiljí]
Husova, Prague 1
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, portal in the Southern side body).
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