Church of Notre-Dame de Týn

The church of Notre-Dame de Týn (in Czech: Chrám Panny Marie před Týnem ) is a church of Prague, which dominates the place of the old woman-city with its 80 meters height bell-towers. The Gothic church was one of the symbols of the opposition between catholics and Protestants.

Replacing an old Romance church 4th century and presents until in 1256, the French architect Mathieu of Arras undertakes his construction of Gothic style in 1380 under the reign of Jean I {{er}}, with the assistance of Peter Parler. Jean de Rokycan is elected there archbishop of the Église hussite in 1427.

The roof is finished in 1450, under the reign of Georges of Bohemia, then the turns are finished in 1511 by the Czech architect Matěj Rejsek.

The pediment goes back to 1436.

On the pinion is represented a chalice out of gold, Hussite symbol, which made church an important place of the religion.

In 1626, after the Battle of the White Mountain, the church is under catholic bosom, the sculptures of George de Podebrady and the chalice is removed, replaced by a representation of the Vierge.

In 1626, the lightning strongly damages the vault, which is replaced, but style Baroque. This style entirely composes from now on the interior of the church.

A restoration of the outside east undertaken at the end of the 18th century, then between 1973 and 1995. A restoration partial of the interior is in hand.

The Danish astronomer Tycho Brahé, which worked for the emperor Rudolph II, was buried in the church in 1601.

One finds there paintings of furnace bridge of Karel Skréta.

The Czech writer Franz Kafka had in his house integrated into the church of an attic window giving on the chorus the church, which made it possible to follow the mass without moving.

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External bonds

Internet site of the church

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