Church of St. Nicholas on the Malostra Square

In the center of the Malostra Square stands one of the most valuable and majestic Baroque monuments of Prague - the Church of St. Nicholas (Mikulashe). It was built on the site of a small parish Gothic church in 1283. The church building is a masterpiece created by the talent of Christoph Dinzenhofer and his son Kylian Ignaz, who built many Prague buildings during the Baroque era. The Jesuits, on whose side the emperor himself stood, fought for a long time against the magistrate of the Lesser City of Prague, who did not support their construction efforts. In early 1625, Emperor Ferdinand II presented the Gothic church to the Jesuits, and they began building a new temple. At the beginning of the XVIII century, Dinzenhofer’s father was involved in construction, and his grandiose architectural project began to be implemented.

Unfortunately, the author did not live to see the completion of construction. His work was continued first by his son, and his son-in-law completed it. The construction stretched over a long 50 years. As a result, the temple was built with a length of 80 meters and a dome with a diameter of 20 meters. This building is something completely new for the city. The interior of the church is distinguished by riches bordering on kitsch. There is just a lot here: stucco, sculpture, paintings by leading masters of that time, frescoes, columns and galleries. In the building of the temple preserved an ancient organ, which played Mozart.