| St Nicholas Church | |
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| The Church of Saint Nicholas | |
Kostel svatého Mikuláše | |
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| Location | Prague |
| Country | Czech Republic |
| Denomination | Hussite |
| Website | Website of the Church |
| History | |
| Status | Active |
| Founded | 1704 |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | Parish Church |
| Architect(s) | Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer |
| Architectural type | Basilica |
| Style | Baroque |
| Completed | 1737 |
| Specifications | |
| Height | 49 meters |
| Administration | |
| Archdiocese | Prague Hussite Diocese |
| Parish | Old Town, Prague |
The Church of Saint Nicholas ( Czech: Kostel svatého Mikuláše) is a Late- Gothic and Baroque church in the Old Town of Prague. It was built between 1732-1737 on the site of a Gothic church from the 13th century which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. [1]
The church was formerly used by the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church. Since 1920 it has been the main church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and its Prague diocese.
During the Prague uprising in 1945, the church was used by the Czech partisans as a concealed site for Radio Prague, as the main radio building was under attack by the Waffen-SS. [2]
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Night view -
Front entrance -
The interior of the church
References
- ^ Jack Messenger, Brigitte Lee. Prague. 5th edition. New Holland Publishers, 2008. Page 51.
- ^ Edwards, Ivana (1994). Praguewalks. Macmillan. pp. 217–8. ISBN 9780805023602.
External links
Media related to
Church of Saint Nicholas in Old Town, Prague at Wikimedia Commons
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- Churches in Prague
- Baroque church buildings in the Czech Republic
- Gothic architecture in the Czech Republic
- Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer buildings
- National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic
- Church buildings with domes
- Churches completed in 1737
- Old Town (Prague)
- Czechoslovak Hussite Church
- 18th-century churches in the Czech Republic