PRAHA - TYNSKÝ CHRAM (KOSTEL P. MARIE PRED TYNEM) - Touristic information
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Owner | ČR |
| Prevalent style | Gothic |
| Short description | There used to be a Romanic church, mentioned already in 1135, but an Early-Gothic three-body church was built here in the second half of the 13th century, which had to be, again, taken down to allow a new cathedral to be erected. The Týn Cathedral's construction began in the middle of the 14th century but it wasn't finished until the beginning of the 16th century. This monument suffered a fire in 1679 and its main body was then vaulted in the Baroque style. |
| Expositions | This exterior dominates the Old Town Square, interior shows many examples of several artificers' masterpieces. For example painting Nanebevzetí P. Marie and Nejsvětější Torjice by K. Škréta on the main altar or Gothic pulpit from the middle of the 15th century, Late-Gothic canopy by M. Rejsek, etc. |
| Interesting detail | The cathedral conceals a marble grave plate of Danish astronomist Tycho de Brahe from 1601 and Hussite archbishop Jan Rokycana is buried in an unknown place somewhere inside. The frontispiece used to be decorated with a sculpture of Jiří from Poděbrady and a golden goblet but these symbols had to be taken down after 1626, they were replaced by a sculpture of Virgin Mary and a halo. |
| Present condition | Under reconstruction |
| Open for public | Closed for public |
| Locations | |
| GPS coordinates | X: 34-58-800 Y: 55-50-910 |
| Country | Bohemia (Čechy) |
| Region | Hlavní město Praha |
| District | Praha |
| City | Praha 1 |
| Street | Staroměstské nám. |
| Locations | Týn Cathedral is located in the Prague centre, on Staroměstské Square. |
| Contact | |
| City | Praha 1 |
| Street | Staroměstské nám. |
| ZIP code | 110 00 |
| Access and localities | |
| Parking | 1 km |
| Bus | 1.2 km |
| Train | 1 km |
| Automapa SHOCART | SHOCART 1:100 000 (turistický), strana č. 46 e SHOCART 1:150 000, strana č. 23 d SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 a |
| Other | SHOCART 1:200 000, strana č. 17 a |
| Services | |
| Barrierless access | 
No |
