St. John at the Laundry / Sv. Jan na Prádle (Prague)
N 50° 04.917 E 014° 24.401
33U E 457551 N 5547910
Ancient Gothic church of St. John at the Laundry (Sv. Jan na Pradle) was built in the 12th century. This protestant (...at present) Church has gone through a number of renovations, most recently in 2002.
Waymark Code: WM6CE0
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/13/2009
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When you will approach Kampa island on Prague's Lesser Town from the south you cannot miss one the oldest remaining sights of the Lesser Town - the early Gothic Church of St. John Baptist also called "The Church at the Laundry" mentioned as early as 1142. Its sanctum nave dates from reconstruction in mid-13th century.
The renowned Czech Renaissance lawyer and writer Viktorín Kornel of Všehrdy was buried here in 1520. The name and history of the church reminds us of the "Prague Venetia" banks being crowded by comely laundresses. Even Emperor Rodolph II laundress used to come here to do the washing. The church was closed down and converted into a launderette in 1784, only reopening as a Protestant church in 1935.