Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Orthodox churches in Prague have a difficult fate. There was a time when there was no such thing in the city. At the beginning of the 20th century, the temples in Prague were “reviewed”. And the Church of St. Karl of Boromey on Zderaz fell to become the main Orthodox cathedral of the Czech capital.

The Catholic Church was built in the 30s of the 18th century in the style of typical Czech Baroque: its slender, white-column appearance is elegant and bright. But the temple was about 50 years, after which it was closed and used for other purposes. The conversion of the former church into an Orthodox cathedral was a good thing for the decaying church.

The interior of the cathedral is devoid of luxury leaf. But the beauty of the frescoes and the simple altar aimed at the sky help the seeking soul to rise. Outside, the cathedral is full of bullet marks: at the end of 1941, the temple became the center of a military operation known in history.

Now the church hosts services, and in the crypt there is a small museum dedicated to sad military events.