1385 – Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Prague, Czech Republic
The Church of Our Lady Before Tyn (Tà½nskའChrám) dominates one side of the Old Town Square. The spires of this powerful looking Gothic church (with a Baroque interior) can be seen from all over Prague.
The church was founded in 1385 during a tumultuous period when “˜heretic’ Hussites were being slaughtered by the ruling Roman Catholics. As part of this, Catholic Jesuits took over the church, recasting the bell and replacing the Hussites symbolic chalice with a large figure of Mary nailed between the towers.
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Clerkin, Paul (2009, September 3). *1385 – Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Prague, Czech Republic*. Archiseek.com. https://www.archiseek.com/1385-church-of-our-lady-before-tyn-prague-czech-republic/ (Updated 2009, September 4)
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Clerkin, Paul. "1385 – Church of Our Lady Before Tyn, Prague, Czech Republic." *Archiseek.com*, 3 Sep. 2009, https://www.archiseek.com/1385-church-of-our-lady-before-tyn-prague-czech-republic/. Updated 4 Sep. 2009.
Published September 3, 2009
