Church of St. Wenceslas on Zderaz

Church of St. Wenceslas
Czech republic, Prague
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Church of St. Wenceslas on Zderaz

Church of St. Wenceslas
Czech republic, Prague
The temple was built in the XII century. At that time it was a small church that served as a parish for the residents of the Zderase settlement. Two centuries later, the building was rebuilt in the Gothic style, and late Gothic elements appeared in the 16th century. At the end of the 18th century, the church of St. Wenceslas, which by that time was part of the Augustinian monastery, became a military warehouse, and at the beginning of the 19th century it even served as a prison. In 1827 the temple was reconstructed and re-consecrated. The interior of the church does not make an impression, which is due to the lack of rich decoration. However, true connoisseurs of art will be pleasantly surprised by the old paintings on the walls of the church. In addition, in 1930 the interior of the church was enriched with the works of the outstanding Czech sculptor and graphic artist Frantisek Bilek. In particular, church benches and an altar with a crucifix came out from under his hands.

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Traveled 6 years ago
Rating 8
In Prague, at the corner of the present Resslova and Dietrich Streets, stands a church on a rock, in the image of which three architectural styles have stood out. It is named after St. Wenceslas. The one-nave Gothic building replaced the Romanesque church in the middle of the 14th century, built here between 1170 and 1181 for the needs of the parish of the former town of Zderaz. This settlement was founded long before the founding of the New Town (for some time this area of ​ ​ Prague was called the same), and the church and monastery nearby belonged to the Order of Knights, who guarded the Holy Sepulcher.
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