Entrance doors into St. James Church, Prague, Czech Republic
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Impressive entrance doors into St. James Church decorated with stucco reliefs from Ottavia Mosta.
Waymark Code: WMANZ9
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/06/2011
Views: 132
The Church of St. Jacob was originally part of a Minorite Monastery and dates from the 13th century. In 1311 a feast to mark the coronation of King John of Luxemburg and Eliška Premyslovna was held here. After a fire in 1366 it was rebuilt in the Gothic style, but burnt down again in 1596 when it was hit by lightning. During occupation of Prague by French troops in the 17th century the French units intentionally caused a fire, which destroyed a large part of the Old Town, including the St James Church. The ruins of the church were rebuilt in Baroque style in 1689 by architect J. S. Panek (Pannetius). Quite simple entrance doors are nicely decorated with stucco reliefs made by Italian sculptor Ottaviano Mosta in 1695-1701. The stuccos depicts three patrons of Minorite's order - St. Francis of Assisi, sv. James and St. Anthony of Padua.
Type of material of the door: Steel
Functional door?: Yes
Location of this door/way: On public property
Is it accessable only by paid admission": No
Style: Other
Address or physical location:
Konvent minoritů (Minorite's Convent)
Malá Štupartská 6
110 00 Praha
Czech Republic
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