St.Henry´s Tower and the Church of St.Henry and St.Kunhuta

I continue my winter walks around my hometown. There are no leaves on the trees in winter. This allows me to photograph the architecture undisturbed.

I photograph places I know. Or do I just think I know them? I've been driving around them for, like, 50 years. But when I get off the tram and walk around my subject, I get to places I've never been.

Even when I've been somewhere, those places change. Trees grow or are cut down and replaced. Buildings are repaired, buildings deteriorate. New buildings are being built, old ones are being taken down. New details are emerging.

This is St. Henry's Tower (St.Heinrich. sv.Jindřich). It's the bell tower of the church. It was built in the 15th century. It was damaged many times, especially by war events, and was repaired and rebuilt many times.

The tower is about 66 metres high. It has a tower clock from the 16th century and three bells. The oldest bell is also from the 16th century.

The tower is not in a relatively exposed location in the capital. It was fortunate that it did not obstruct traffic, and so it has been preserved to this day.

There is practically always something being repaired around it or on it. It belongs to the Archbishopric of Prague and is rented for various purposes.

The Church of St. Henry and Kunhuta was built in the 14th century during the building of the New Town of Prague by Emperor Charles IV. It was a parish church and around it was the largest cemetery in the New Town.

History has also passed through this church. It was often damaged and often rebuilt and rebuilt according to the taste of the time.

We can admire elements of Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque and Classicism.

The cemetery ceased to be used at the end of the 18th century. Only the tombstones of the noblest and richest dead have survived.

Currently, there is strict monument protection in Prague. But for a long time, everyone could build whatever they wanted on their land. Next to the church we can see houses from the 16th century as well as from the first half of the 20th century.

This is an example of a 16th century Renaissance house.

The house has preserved its original Renaissance decoration, sgraffito. I want to tell you that when you walk around Prague, no matter where you look, there is something to see.

Prague, Czech Republic, Central Europe.

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