Travel Tip: Church of St. Nicholas - architectural jewel of Prague you should not miss out on
Dear Steemit friends and followers,
Welcome to my Travel Tip edition where I promote some of the most beautiful places and landmarks of my homeland, the Czech Republic.
Today, I will surely please all architecture enthusiasts as I decided to dedicate this post to one of the most famous and photographed buildings in Prague, the Church of St. Nicholas.
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Located in the Lesser Town (“Mala Strana” in the Czech language) of the historic center of Prague, this monumental Baroque church was built between 1704 and 1755 but in fact, there was a Gothic church (also dedicated to St. Nicholas) on the very same spot since as early as the 13th century.
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Designed by the renowned Bavarian architect Christoph Dientzenhofer, the church is topped with a huge green dome, which makes this unique piece of architecture easily recognizable even from a long distance.
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The Church of St. Nicholas has long been one of the most popular tourist attractions of Prague but the parish church is still active, celebrating weekly Sunday masses at 8:30 am. The church is open to visitors every day. The entrance fee is currently 70 CZK (approximately 3 USD or 3 EUR).
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Tomas
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Mr. Thomas, Nice promoting work of Prague. Church of St. Nicholas marvelous place to visit. There are plenty of impressive Baroque churches in Prague, but the St. Nicholas church at the Old Town Square is one of the most beautiful thanks to the colorful frescoes, intricate ironwork and stucco that decorate the interior. Thanks to awesome effort.
Like you say, there are many amazing buildings in Prague and should definitely be on the top list of anyone serious about traveling. Have a great day and steem on. Tomas
My brother went prague on a stag night, he was there for a week and throughly enjoyed the scenery. I will hopefully go there soon. Its beautiful. Thanks for your post.
Hope you will be able to. Definitely a great place to visit. Plan to stay few more day so you do not limit yourself to Prague only but some other amazing locations around the country. Keep an eye on my blog for some great recommendations on where else to go within the Czech Republic. Tomas
Thanks will do, I do want to go, hopefully soon this year.
it's a historical church.... beautiful
looks like a great travel destination, nice buildings etc
wow that's so amazing place and beautiful pictures.. i may in future can travel those places on pictures it's extremely beautiful
Guys! Welcome back to the most beautiful Place on Earth Czech Republic. I really did not know much about your beautiful land but you made many aware of this great Heaven on Earth. This is an amazing Effort and I do appreciate it.
I am totally amazed after looking at this beautiful Church of St. Nicholas there must be some history behind this Church, is it so?
As usual Amazing Peice of Art you captured in your Camera Lens @czechglobalhosts
Stay Blessed
the image is credited to shutterstock.....
A Beautiful church where is that church ?
@czechgloalhosts
Did you even read the post to ask something like this? Please do not waste my time.
was there once and its amazing!
Beautiful places I wish to visit
Thanks for sharing
Great post! It is considered the most remarkable example of Prague Baroque and the Dientzenhofers' family most incredible work. I hope to visit and see it in person this year.