Lesser Town Square by Ales Jiranek - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.263 E 014° 24.262
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Lesser Town Square -the view from the south side of the square
Waymark Code: WM16832
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2022
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The painting covers a 180° angle shot. On the left side of the picture the towers of St. Nicholas Church (
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The Lesser Town was founded by King Premysl II in 1257. Its central area was always the present Lesser Town Square. It is divided on two parts, the upper and the lower, by the magnificent Church of St Nicholas and set of other buildings. Project of the church had been elaborated by builder Kryštof Dientzenhofer, who also controlled construction in 1703-1711. Completion of the whole premises took fifty years due to lack of financial means, plague, which came in 1713 and war events in 1741 and 1744. After father, his famous son Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer continued in work. He created the cathedral closure with cupola and part of the tower towards gallery. However, completion of the tower stayed within the family, because after the death of Dientzenhofer junior, his son-in-law, architect Anselmo Lurago, made it. He created the upper thin rococo belfry, of the same length as the cathedral cupola.
The author this painting is Czech painter and illustrator Ales Jiranek (
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You can find this painting in book 'Praha'. The images from this book depict Prague squares or panoramas.