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. Under Emperor Charles IV, the building was transformed into the Church of St. Wenceslas - one of the parish churches of New Town with its own school and cemetery. But the echoes of the Romanesque style have preserved the medieval tower towering over the roof of the western facade, and two windows on the same side of the church.
Reconstruction of the church in the Gothic style brought the end of the XIV century and the reign of Wenceslas IV.
When the Hussite wars broke out, the church remained intact: St. Wenceslas was revered by the rebels. Without sharing the ruins with other churches, the church became the property of the Hussite Church and even changed its appearance in the 80s of the XVI century: added a Renaissance nave with elements of late Gothic, on the east - the image of St. Wenceslas with two angels, and the interior enriched with baroque sacristy with stucco decoration and frescoes with scenes from the life of Mary.
After the defeat of the Hussites on the White Mountain, the church withdrew in the XVII century to the Order of Barefoot Augustinians, who began to build their own monastery. To this day, there are changes in the Baroque style (a large octagonal dome, as well as two smaller, bulb-shaped), the appearance in the interior of mythological paintings by the famous Czech Baroque artist Karel Š kreta. In the 18th century, the frescoes illustrating the legend of St. Wenceslas were painted by Josef Hager.
The reforms of Joseph II did not pass and the church of St. Wenceslas - in 1785 he lost his status, altar and statues of patron saints. In 1827 the temple was consecrated again. In 1904 it was reconstructed according to the project of architects Josef Fanta and Antonin Villa. The Czechoslovak Hussite Church managed to regain its property only in 1926.
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. Under Emperor Charles IV, the building was transformed into the Church of St. Wenceslas - one of the parish churches of New Town with its own school and cemetery. But the echoes of the Romanesque style have preserved the medieval tower towering over the roof of the western facade, and two windows on the same side of the church.
Reconstruction of the church in the Gothic style brought the end of the XIV century and the reign of Wenceslas IV.
When the Hussite wars broke out, the church remained intact: St. Wenceslas was revered by the rebels. Without sharing the ruins with other churches, the church became the property of the Hussite Church and even changed its appearance in the 80s of the XVI century: added a Renaissance nave with elements of late Gothic, on the east - the image of St. Wenceslas with two angels, and the interior enriched with baroque sacristy with stucco decoration and frescoes with scenes from the life of Mary.
After the defeat of the Hussites on the White Mountain, the church withdrew in the XVII century to the Order of Barefoot Augustinians, who began to build their own monastery. To this day, there are changes in the Baroque style (a large octagonal dome, as well as two smaller, bulb-shaped), the appearance in the interior of mythological paintings by the famous Czech Baroque artist Karel Š kreta. In the 18th century, the frescoes illustrating the legend of St. Wenceslas were painted by Josef Hager.
The reforms of Joseph II did not pass and the church of St. Wenceslas - in 1785 he lost his status, altar and statues of patron saints. In 1827 the temple was consecrated again. In 1904 it was reconstructed according to the project of architects Josef Fanta and Antonin Villa. The Czechoslovak Hussite Church managed to regain its property only in 1926.
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