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Churches in Prague

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This article lists actually existing churches in Prague of some historical or artistic value. The first part contains churches in the historical city centre (Hradčany, Malá Strana, Old Town, New Town and Vyšehrad), the second churches in the outer districts (Prague 3 to Prague 10).

Comments

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  • Church - short name, patrocinium etc.
  • Confession (use) - confession or another use. Brackets indicate, there are no regular services, the building is not regularly accessible.
  • Established - date of original creation of the existing building and of substantial reconstruction(s). A „+“ means after, a „-„ means before.
  • Style - the prevailing style(s) of the present building.
  • Architect - a choice, often merely architects of the reconstructions.

Churches in the historical city centre

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Church Quarter,
street
Confession
(other use)
Est. Style Architect Map
St Vitus Prague Castle
3rd court
R. catholic 1344
1929
Gothic
Neogot.
Mathieu d‘Arras
Peter Parler
Josef Mocker
"
St. George Prague Castle
3rd court
R. catholic 1142+
1670+
Roman.
Baroque
"
Strahov Monastery
Strahov
Hradčany
Strahovské nádv.
R. catholic 1142
1751
Roman.
Baroque
A. Lurago? "
Birth of the Lord
Loreta
Hradčany
Loretánské nám.
R. catholic 1626
1737
Baroque G. B. Orsi
Ch. Dientzenhofer
"
St. John Nepomucene Hradčany
U kasáren
R. catholic 1720 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
All Saints Prague Castle
3rd court
R. catholic 1370
1581
Gothic Petr Parler "
St. Benedictus
(barnabitky)
Hradčany
Hradčanské nám.
R. catholic 1353
1627+
Baroque "
Holy Cross Prague Castle
2nd court
Museum 1753 Baroque A. Lurago "
St. Rochus Hradčany
Strahovské nádvoří
(Exhibitions) 1603 Gothic "
St. Mary of the Angels
(Capuchines)
Hradčany
Kapucínská
R. catholic about 1600 "
St. Nicholas Church (Malá Strana) Malá Strana
Malostranské nám.
R. catholic 1673
1751
Baroque G. D. Orsi
K. I. Dientzenhofer
"
St. John Bapt.
Na Prádle
Malá Strana
Říční
Hussite about 1240 Roman. "
St. Joseph Malá Strana
Josefská
R. catholic 1687 Baroque A. Paris "
St. Mary under the Chain Malá Strana
Lázeňská
R. catholic 1180
1648
Gothic
Baroque
C. Lurago "
St. Mara and St. Caietan
(Theatines)
Malá Strana
Nerudova
R. catholic 1691 Baroque J. B. Mathey ? "
Our Lady Victorious
Infant Jesus of Prague
Malá Strana
Karmelitská
R. catholic 1611
1644
Baroque G. M. Filippi "
St. Thomas Malá Strana
Letenská
R. catholic 1315
1584
1727
Gothic
Baroque
B. di Alberto
K. I. Dientzenhofer
"
St. Lawrence (Petřín) Malá Strana
Petřín
Old Cath. 1271-
1739
Roman.
Baroque
I. Palliardi "
St. Laurentius
(abolished)
Malá Strana
Hellichova
(Concert hall) 1270
1816
Gothic "
Our Lady before Týn
Týnský chrám
Old Town
Staroměstské nám.
R. catholic 1350+ Gothic "
St. Francis and St. Savior
St. Agnes monastery (abolished)
Old Town
Anežská
Gallery 1233+ Gothic "
St. Ann (abolished) Old Town
Liliová
(Culture) about 1350 Gothic "
St. Bartholomew Old Town
Bartolomějská
R. catholic 1726 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
Bethlehem Chapel Old Town
Betlémské nám.
ČVUT / TU Prague 1950
(1391)
replica J. Fragner "
Holy Spirit Old Town
Dušní
R. catholic about 1350 Gothic "
St. Francis
Knights of the Cross
Old Town
Křižovnické nám.
R. catholic 1679
(1252)
Baroque J. B. Mathey "
St. Castulus Old Town
Haštalské nám.
R. catholic about 1350
1690+
Gothic
Baroque
P. I. Bayer "
St. Gallus (Havel) Old Town
Havelský trh
R. catholic 1710
(about 1330)
Baroque P. I. Bayer ? "
St. James Old Town
Malá Štupartská
R. catholic 1700 Baroque J. Š. Pánek "
St. Aegidius
Dominicans
Old Town
Husova
R. catholic 1310
1730+
Gothic
Baroque
"
St. Clemens
(East Cath.)
Old Town
Karlova
East Cath. 1711 Baroque F. M. Kaňka "
Holy Cross
Rotond
Old Town
Karoliny Světlé
CČH about 1170 Roman. "
St. Martin in the Wall Old Town
Martinská
ČCE / Czech Brethren 1187-
1480
1906
Roman. Gothic K. Hilbert "
St. Michael
(abolished)
Old Town
Michalská
Comercial 1350+
about 1750
Gothic
Baroque
"
St. Nicholas Church (Staré Město) Old Town
Staroměstské nám.
CČH 1732 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
St. Savior
(Czech Brethren)
Old Town
Salvátorská
ČCE 1611 Baroque G. M. Filippi ? "
St. Savior (catholic) Old Town
Křižovnické nám.
R. catholic 1578
1650
renes.
Baroque
M. Fontana
C. Lurago
"
St. Simon and Juda
(Hospitallers)
Old Town
U Milosrdných
(Concert hall) 1630 Baroque "
St. Apollinaris New Town
Apolinářská
R. catholic about 1360 Gothic "
Ss. Cyril and Methodius New Town
Resslova
Orthodox 1730 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer
P. I. Bayer
"
St. Ignace
(Jesuite)
New Town
Karlovo nám.
R. catholic 1685 Baroque C. Lurago "
St. John of Nepomuk
On the Rock
New Town
Vyšehradská
R. catholic 1730 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
St. Henry New Town
Jindřišská
R. catholic about 1370
1892
Gothic "
St. Joseph New Town
Nám. Republiky
R. catholic 1638 Baroque M. Meer "
St. Charles
Karlov
New Town
Horská
R. catholic 1351
1575
1704
Gothic
Baroque
B. Wolmut
J. B. Santini (?)
"
St. Catharine (abolished) New Town
Kateřinská
(Concert hall) 1355
1737
Gothic
Baroque
K. I. Dientzenhofer "
St. Clemens Na Poříčí New Town
Klimentská
ČCE about 1400
1892
Gothic J. Blecha "
Holy Cross New Town
Na Příkopě
R. catholic 1819 Empire J. Fischer "
St. Longinus Rotond New Town
Štěpánská
(R. catholic) about 1130
about 1380
Roman. "
Our Lady of the Pains
Alzbetinky
New Town
Na Slupi
R. catholic 1724 Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
St. Mary on the Snow New Town
Jungmannovo nám.
R. catholic 1347
1603
Gothic "
Our Lady in Emmaus
Emmaus Monastery, Na Slovanech
New Town
Vyšehradská
R. catholic 1348
1640
1880
1964
Gothic F. M. Černý "
St. Mary on the Grass
Na Trávníčku
New Town
Na Slupi
Orthodox 1360+
1490+
Gothic "
St. Michael V Jirchářích New Town
V Jirchářích
Lutheran about 1370
1511
1914
Gothic "
St. Peter
Na Poříčí
New Town
Biskupská
R. catholic about 1150
1382
1874
Gothic J. Mocker "
St. Stephen New Town
Štěpánská
R. catholic 1351
1874
Gothic J. Mocker "
Holy Trinity New Town
Spálená
R. catholic 1708 Baroque O. Broggio
K. I. Dientzenhofer
"
Holy Trinity
Podskalí
New Town
Trojická
R. catholic 1358-
1728
Baroque P. I. Bayer "
St. Wenceslas
Na Zderaze
New Town
Resslova
ČCH about 1270
1380-
1909
Gothic J. Fanta
A. Wiehl
"
St. Adalbert New Town
Vojtěšská
R. catholic 1250+
about 1390
1671
Baroque "
St. Ursula New Town
Národní tř.
R. catholic 1699 Baroque M. Canevalle "
St. Martin Vyšehrad, U rotundy (R. catholic) about 1070
1878
Roman. "
Ss. Peter and Paul Vyšehrad, Štulcova R. catholic 1369+
1880
Gothic
Neogot.
J. Mocker "

Selection and source: P. Vlček a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy I.–IV.[1]

Churches in the outer districts

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Church Quarter,
street
Confession
(other use)
Est. Style Architect Map
Church of St. Ludmila 2, Vinohrady
Nám. Míru
R. catholic 1888 Neogot. J. Mocker "
St. Ann 3, Žižkov
Ostromečská
(R. catholic) 1911 Art Nouveau E. Sochor "
Our Lady 3, Žižkov
Olšany
(Orthodox) 1924 V. Brandt "
Holy Cross 3, Žižkov
Táboritská
R. catholic 1717 Baroque "
St. Procopius 3, Žižkov
R. catholic 1898 Neogot. J. Mocker "
St. Rochus Olšany cemetery 3, Žižkov
Olšany
R. catholic 1682 Baroque J. B. Mathey "
Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord 3, Vinohrady
Nám. krále Jiřího
R. catholic 1928 Neoclassic Jože Plečnik "
St. Wenceslas Church (Vršovice) 10, Vršovice
nám. Svatopluka Čecha 1348/3
R. catholic 1930 Constructivist Josef Gočár
Bohemian Brethren Braník 4, Braník ČCE Functional. "
Center Mother Theresa 4, Chodov U modré školy R. catholic 2005 Functional. V. Rothbauerová "
Milíč of Kroměříž 4, Chodov, Donovalská 53 ČCE 2002 Functional. J. Veselý "
St. Agnes 4, Spořilov Hlavní R. catholic 1935 Functional. N. Paškovský
S. Režný
"
St. Francis of Assisi 4, Krč U Habrovky R. catholic 1941 Functional. K. Hruška "
St. James. 4, Kunratice R. catholic cca 1300
1730
Baroque "
St. Michael 4, Podolí R. catholic 1222 Roman. Gothic "
Assumption 4, Modřany
K dolům
R. catholic 1329-
1754
Baroque "
St. Mary of Peace 4, Lhotka R. catholic 1937 Functional. "
St. Pancrace 4, Pankrác R. catholic Roman. Baroque "
St. Procopius 4, Hrnčíře R. catholic about 1300
um 1700
"
Hus‘ House 5, Smíchov U Santošky CČH 1933 Functional. "
Hus‘ House 5, Zbraslav CČH 1939 "
St. Gabriel 5, Smíchov Holečkova Museum 1888 Neorom. "
St. James 5, Zbraslav R. catholic 1410-
1650
Gothic
Baroque
"
St. John and Paul 5, Krteň R. catholic about 1230
1732
1890
Roman. "
St. John Nepomucene 5, Chuchelský háj R. catholic Baroque "
St. John Nepomucene 5, Košíře R. catholic 1938 Functional. J. Čermák "
St. Michael (Carpathian) 5, Petřín, Kinského zahrada (Orthod.) "
St. Mary Birth 5, Malá Chuchle R. catholic Baroque "
St. Peter and Paul 5, Radotín R. catholic 1350-
1726
Gothic
Baroque
"
Center St. Procopius 5, Jinonice Sluneční nám. R. catholic 1999 Fukntional. Z. Jiran "
Holy Trinity 5, Košíře R. catholic 1831 Klassiz. "
St. Wenceslas 5, Smíchov Štefánikova R. catholic 1881 Neorenaiss. V. Barvitius "
St. Lawrence 5, Butovice R. catholic 1100-
about 1790
Roman.
Baroque
"
All Saints 5, Slivenec R. catholic about 1280
1693
Gothic
Baroque
"
Bohemian Brethren Střešovice 6, Před Bateriemi CČE 1939 Functional. B. Kozák "
St. Fabian and Sebastian 6, Liboc R. catholic 1842 Classicist K. Brusta "
St. Gotthard 6, Bubeneč Krupkovo nám. R. catholic 1801 Classicist M. Šmaha "
St. Martin 6, Řepy K mostku R. catholic about 1150
1225
um 1770
Roman. Baroque "
Our Lady Victorious 6, Bílá Hora R. catholic 1622 Baroque "
St. Mary Magdalene 6, Přední Kopanina R. catholic Roman. "
Brevnov Monastery St. Margaret 6, Břevnov, Markétská 1 R. catholic Baroque K. I. Dientzenhofer "
St. Matthew 6, Dejvice R. catholic 1770 Baroque "
St. Adalbert 6, Dejvice Kolejní R. catholic 1925 F. Havel "
St. Anthony 7, Strossmayerovo nám. R. catholic 1908 Neogot. F. Mikš "
St. Clemens 7, Holešovice Kostelní R. catholic 1230-
1659
"
Ss. Cyril and Methodius 8, Karlínské nám. R. catholic 1854 Neorom. V. I. Ullmann "
Jacob's Ladder 8, U školské zahrady 1 Czech Brethren 1971 Functional. Ernst Gisel "
St. John Bapt. 8, Dolní Chabry R. catholic about 1170 Roman. "
St. Peter and Paul 8, Bohnice R. catholic 1158 1805 Roman. Baroque "
St. Theresa (Salesians) 8, Kobyliské nám. R. catholic 1936 Functional. "
St. Wenceslas 8, Bohnice (Hospital) 1905 Art Nouveau V. Roštlapil "
St. Adalbert 8, Libeň R. catholic 1904 Art Nouveau E. Králíček "
St. Elisabeth 9, Kbely Železnobrodská R. catholic Functional. J. Korenčík "
St. Bartholomew 9, Kyje R. catholic about 1230 Roman. "
St. George 9, Hloubětín R. catholic about 1257
1695
Baroque "
Holy Cross 9, Vinoř R. catholic 1727 Baroque F. M. Kaňka "
St. Mary 9, Třeboradice R. catholic about 1330
um 1760
Gothic
Baroque
"
Assumption 9, Dolní Počernice R. catholic about 1200 1887 Roman. Baroque "
St. Remigius 9, Čakovice R. catholic 1735
1895
Neorom. "
St. Wenceslas 9, Prosek U prosec. kostela R. catholic about 1100
about 1470
Roman. "
Hus‘ House 10, Vinohrady
Dykova
CČH 1930 Functional. P. Janák "
Hus‘ House 10, Vršovice
Moskevská
CČH. 1930 Functional. K. Truksa
P. Janák
"
St. James 10, Petrovice R. catholic about 1270 1910 Gothic "
St. John Bapt. 10, Hostivař Selská R. catholic about 1250 Gothic Baroque "
St. Margaret 10, Královice R. catholic about 1300 1739 Gothic Baroque T. Budil "
St. Nicolaus 10, Vršovice
R. catholic 1374
1668
"
Birth of Our Lady 10, Záběhlice U splavu R. catholic about 1125 Roman. "
St. Andrew 10, Kolovraty Mírová R. catholic about 1350 1767 Gothic Baroque "
Conception of Our Lady 10, Strašnice Ke strašnické R. catholic 1992 "
St. Wenceslas 10, Vršovice
Čechovo nám
R. catholic 1929 Functional. J. Gočár "
All Saints 10, Uhříněves R. catholic 1740 J. J. Halířek "

References

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  1. ^ P. Vlček a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy I.–IV.

Literature

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  • E. Poche a kol., Umělecké památky Čech 1.-4. Praha 1977n.
  • P. Vlček a kol., Umělecké památky Prahy I./IV. Praha 1999n.
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