This article lists actually existing churches in Prague of some historical or artistic value. The first part contains churches in the historical city centre (
Hradčany
Hradčany (; ), is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle.
The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its history stretches back to the 9th century. St ...
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Malá Strana
Malá Strana ( Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or historically Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods.
In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...
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Old Town
In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins. In some cases, newer developments on t ...
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New Town
New or NEW may refer to:
Music
* New, singer of K-pop group The Boyz (South Korean band), The Boyz
* New (album), ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
** New (Paul McCartney song), "New" (Paul McCartney song), 2013
* New (EP), ''New'' (EP), ...
and
Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad (German: ''Wyschehrad,'' ''Prager Hochburg'', English: "upper castle") is a historic fort in Prague, Czech Republic, just over 3 km southeast of Prague Castle, on the east bank of the Vltava River. It was probably built in the 1 ...
), the second churches in the outer districts (
Prague 3
Prague 3 (formally the ''Prague 3 Municipal District'', ), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is geographically identical to the national administrative district (''správní obvod'') and city administrative district (''městský obvod' ...
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Prague 10
Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 110,000 inhabitants.
Neighbourhood ( cadastral communities) of Prague 10
* Vršovice
* large part of Strašnice (except the block with Tesla Stra� ...
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Comments
* ''Church'' - short name, patrocinium etc.
* ''Confession (use)'' - confession or another use. Brackets indicate, there are no regular services, the building is not regularly accessible.
* ''Established'' - date of original creation of the existing building and of substantial reconstruction(s). A „+“ means after, a „-„ means before.
* ''Style'' - the prevailing style(s) of the present building.
* ''Architect'' - a choice, often merely architects of the reconstructions.
Churches in the historical city centre
Selection and source: P. Vlček a kol., ''Umělecké památky Prahy'' I.–IV.
[P. Vlček a kol., ''Umělecké památky Prahy'' I.–IV.]
Churches in the outer districts
References
Literature
* E. Poche a kol., ''Umělecké památky Čech'' 1.-4. Praha 1977n.
* P. Vlček a kol., ''Umělecké památky Prahy'' I./IV. Praha 1999n.
External links
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