Svatojánská vež / St. John's Tower - Frýdek-Místek (North Moravia)
N 49° 41.187 E 018° 20.918
34U E 308762 N 5507144
Brick tower of Church of St. John the Baptist (Kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele) serves not only as belfry, but also as a small museum and look-out tower offering great panoramic vista over Frýdek-Místek and its neighbourhood.
Waymark Code: WMKTQG
Location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/29/2014
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Brick tower of Church of St. John the Baptist (Kostel Sv. Jana Krtitele) serves not only as belfry, but also as a small museum and look-out tower offering great panoramic vista over Frýdek-Místek and its neighbourhood.
Church of St. John the Baptist, located in the North-East part of Frýdek' historic centre, has Gothic core from the 2nd half of the 14th century. The Church arose together with town Frýdek and the first written reference about it originates from 1447. The Church and its high brick belfry, built in 1604, were damaged several times by fires and several times were also reconstructed. The present look of the bell tower, equipped by three steel bells (Ludviges, Joannes and Maria; cast in Bochum, Germany in 1918), is result of its great neo-Gothic renovation and extension in the last third of the 19th century (architect Friedrich von Schmidt). The tower was recently completely reconstructed and from spring 2012 is opened for visitors...