St Nicholas Church | |
Fullname: | The Church of Saint Nicholas |
Native Name: | Kostel svatého Mikuláše |
Native Name Lang: | Czech |
Location: | Prague |
Country: | Czech Republic |
Denomination: | Hussite |
Website: | Website of the Church |
Founded Date: | 1704 |
Status: | Active |
Functional Status: | Parish Church |
Architect: | Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer |
Architectural Type: | Basilica |
Style: | Baroque |
Completed Date: | 1737 |
Height: | 49 meters |
Parish: | Old Town, Prague |
Archdiocese: | Prague Hussite Diocese |
The Church of Saint Nicholas (Czech: Kostel svatého Mikuláše) is a Late-Gothic and Baroque church in the Old Town of Prague. It was built between 1732-1737 on the site of a Gothic church from the 13th century which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas.[1]
The church was formerly used by the Czech and Slovak Orthodox Church. Since 1920 it has been the main church of the Czechoslovak Hussite Church and its Prague diocese.
During the Prague uprising in 1945, the church was used by the Czech partisans as a concealed site for Radio Prague, as the main radio building was under attack by the Waffen-SS.[2]