Old Town Hall - Prague, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 50° 05.203 E 014° 25.227
33U E 458539 N 5548432
Old Town Hall and the church of the Virgin Mary outside Týn
Waymark Code: WMTZT3
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Outspoken1
Views: 41

Old Town Square is a historic square in the Old Town quarter of Prague. The square features various architectural styles including the Gothic Church of Our Lady before Týn, which has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century; the church's towers are 80 m high. Prague Orloj is a medieval astronomical clock located on the Old Town Hall. The clock was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world and the oldest one still in operation.


One of the most significant religious buildings in Prague is the gothic three-aisle church of the Virgin Mary outside Týn. With its two tall towers in the forefront it is considered to be one of the essential dominant features of the historical town centre.

Originally this Romanesque and later early Gothic style church was radically reconstructed in the last third of 14th century and at the beginning of 15th century. The upper part of the towers and the distinctive forefront gable between these towers are decorated with taper squares and crowned by a Gothic cross made of stone and were completed as late as the second half of 15th and the beginning of 16th century. The towers height, from which the south tower is obviously wider, is 80 m.Therefore the towers of Týnský Cathedral are the second tallest in Prague after the St. Nicholas church towers.
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Old Town Square
Prague, Czech Republic


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A passage from Old Town Square to Melantrichova Street


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