Church of St. John of Nepomuk on the Skalka

Church of John of Nepomuk
Czech republic, Prague
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Church of St. John of Nepomuk on the Skalka

Church of John of Nepomuk
Czech republic, Prague
The baroque church, built in the middle of the 18th century by the famous architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, is located in the center of Prague, next to Charles Square. The temple got its name in honor of the Czech saint and martyr John of Nepomuk, who lived in the 15th century, and the prefix “on the Skalka” means that in the Middle Ages there was a Skalka settlement with a small chapel on the place where the church is located today. The decision to build the church was made in 1729, and John of Nepomuk was officially canonized. The next year the first stone was laid, and eight years later the construction was completed. Among the interior decoration of the church, it is worth noting the vaults in the large hall, decorated with frescoes by the artist Karl Kovař, as well as the main altar with a wooden statue of the saint, which was created by the sculptor Jan Brokoff.

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Traveled 6 years ago
Rating 8
If you go south of Charles Square directly on Visegrad Street, you can go to the majestic church - the Church of St. John of Nepomuk. The church is rightly considered the best work of architect Kilian Ignac Dintzenhofer. Many experts in the field of architecture and art noted the successful decisions of the artist, and the church itself was recognized as the pinnacle of the Prague Baroque. Jan Nepomuk, after whom the church is named, became a saint and martyr for the Czech people in the 15th century, almost immediately after his horrific death by order of King Wenceslas IV.
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