Holy Trinity Church / Kostel Nejsvetejší Trojice - Rakovník (Central Bohemia)
N 50° 06.422 E 013° 43.449
33U E 408768 N 5551310
Small, but architectonically interesting, it is late-Gothic-Renaissance cemetery Church of the Holy Trinity (hrbitovní Kostel Nejsvetejší Trojice) in Rakovník municipal cemetery.
Waymark Code: WMNMGW
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/04/2015
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Small, but architectonically interesting, it is late-Gothic-Renaissance cemetery Church of the Holy Trinity (hrbitovní Kostel Nejsvetejší Trojice) in Rakovník municipal cemetery. The Church was built in 1585-1588 by the Italian architect Valentin. This Roman Catholic church is nowadays without regular prayers and serves only for funeral purposes
In 1590, carpenter Kryštof created the main altar in the shape of the Ark and Jan Rezenský painted the altarpiece. In 1600 the Church was extended westwards and another Italian architect, Giovanni Cesare, built in the newly acquired church's space a new choir. In 1659 the Church acquired an organ and in 1694 a new main altar. In 1839, the original vault was taken down andreplaced by a flat ceiling. The Holy Trinity Church is single-aisle structure with unindent triangularly enclosed presbytery. Church's body is 22 m long and 8 meters wide. The building has retained many stone details - cuspidated portals and original Gothic windows with traceries.