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Welcome to St. Nicholas Church in Prague's Malá Strana. St. Nicholas Church, the most famous baroque church in Prague, stands together with the former Jesuit Professed House in the middle of Malostranské náměstí (Lesser Town Square). Consecrated by the Prague bishop Tobiáš in 1283, a medieval parish church stood in its place until 1743 ...
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The Church of Saint Nicholas ( Czech: Kostel svatého Mikuláše) is a Baroque church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. It has been described as the greatest example of Prague Baroque.
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Czech name: Kostel svatého Mikuláše. The baroque Church of St. Nicholas, fondly referred to by Czech locals as “kostel svateho mikulase praha” was built between 1704 and 1755, replaced a Gothic church in Prague that was consecrated in 1283. Baroque architecture followed the Renaissance period and originated in Rome in the 16th century.
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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.
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St Nicholas Church in Malá Strana (not to be confused with the one in Staré Město) is the most beautiful and famous Baroque church in Prague. If the Saint Vitus Cathedral is considered the most impressive Gothic style church, while St Nicholas is a Baroque masterpiece. The initial plans of the church were made in 1673 by the Jesuits.
Object history. There used to be a Gothic parish church of St. Nicholas at Malostranské náměstí Square consecrated in 1283. This church was handed over to the Jesuits after 1620 within the framework of re-Catholicization due to Albrecht of Valdštejn, and the parish was transferred to the neighbouring St. Václav’s Church.
