Church of Our Lady before Tyn - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.238 E 014° 25.270
33U E 458592 N 5548497
Church of Our Lady before Tyn
Waymark Code: WMTZTV
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/29/2017
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The Church of Mother of God before Týn, often translated as Church of Our Lady before Týn, is a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic, and has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's towers are 80 m high and topped by four small spires.
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.
Physical Address: Old Town Square Prague, Czech Republic
Description of Postcard Location: Church of Our Lady before Tyn
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