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
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The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about in length and an average of about wide. Its histo ...
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Malá Strana
Malá Strana (Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or more formally 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 cente ...
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Old Town
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New Town
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* ''New'' (album), by Paul McCartney, 2013
* ''New'' (EP), by Regurgitator ...
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Vyšehrad
Vyšehrad ( Czech for "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 10th century. Inside the fort are the Basil ...
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Prague 3
Prague 3 (formally the ''Prague 3 Municipal District'', cs, Městská čast Praha 3), is a second-tier municipality in Prague. It is geographically identical to the national administrative district (''správní obvod'') and city administrative ...
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Prague 10).
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 center
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
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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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