svatý Václav
Czechia
Stand on náměstí 14. října and the church fills the end of the square: a three-aisled neo-Renaissance basilica with two towers, each 50 metres high and topped with a pyramidal spire. It is dedicated to St Wenceslas, the Czech patron, and was built between 1881 and 1885 to plans by the architect Antonín Viktor Barvitius. The outside is counted among the most important examples of Czech neo-Renaissance architecture. Step through the doors, though, and the reference changes completely. The interior is designed in the manner of an early Christian basilica in Rome. Two architectural languages share one building, and noticing the shift is the first pleasure of a visit.
- Written with AI from the Wikipedia article Kostel svatého Václava (Smíchov) (cs.wikipedia.org); facts only from there
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