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St. Nicholas Church (Staré Město)
The Church of Saint Nicholas ( cs, Kostel svatého Mikuláše) is a Late-Gothic architecture, Gothic and Baroque church in the Old Town (Prague), Old Town of Prague. It was built between 1732-1737 on the site of a Gothic architecture, Gothic church from the 13th century which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. 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 Battle for Czech Radio, under attack by the Waffen-SS. Gallery Iglesia de San Nicolás de la Ciudad Vieja, Praga, República Checa, 2022-07-02, DD 262-264 HDR.jpg, Night view Iglesia de San Nicolás de la Ciudad Vieja, Praga, República Checa, 2022-07-02, DD 22.jpg, Front entrance Iglesia de San Nicolás de la Ciudad Vieja, Praga, República Checa, 2022-07-02, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prague
Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and List of cities in the Czech Republic, largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate climate, temperate oceanic climate, with relatively warm summers and chilly winters. Prague is a political, cultural, and economic hub of central Europe, with a rich history and Romanesque architecture, Romanesque, Czech Gothic architecture, Gothic, Czech Renaissance architecture, Renaissance and Czech Baroque architecture, Baroque architectures. It was the capital of the Kingdom of Bohemia and residence of several Holy Roman Emperors, most notably Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Charles IV (r. 1346–1378). It was an important city to the Habsburg monarchy and Austro-Hungarian Empire. The city played major roles in the Bohemian Reformation, Bohemian and the Protestant Reformations, the Thirty Year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
