Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem)
Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem) features on the Gingerguide audio walk through Prague. Give it roughly ~30 min: enough to look, hear a two to three minute story on the spot, and ask the AI guide whatever the story leaves open.
- Type religious
- Suggested visit ~30 min
- Prague Prague guide
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About Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem)
The twin-towered Gothic church on Old Town Square's east side, once the great Hussite sanctuary and the burial place of astronomer Tycho Brahe, its mismatched spires nicknamed Adam and Eve.
The Church of Our Lady before Týn is the Gothic landmark on the eastern side of Old Town Square, its two steep towers, each about eighty metres tall, forming the most recognisable silhouette on Prague's Old Town skyline. Work on the present church began around the mid-fourteenth century, under the influence of the Peter Parler workshop, and was largely finished by the early sixteenth. The deliberately unequal towers are nicknamed Adam and Eve.
For much of the fifteenth and early seventeenth centuries the church was the main sanctuary of Prague's Hussite movement; a golden Utraquist chalice on the gable was later replaced by a gilded statue of the Virgin Mary. Inside lies the Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, who died in Prague in 1601, beneath a red marble monument near the high altar. Its name recalls the fortified Týn merchants' courtyard that once stood behind it.
Did you know? The church's two towers are deliberately mismatched: the southern one, nicknamed Adam, is slightly broader and taller than its northern twin, Eve, an asymmetry old Praguers read as the masculine and feminine sides.
How long is a visit to Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem)?
Set aside roughly ~30 min for Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem). That covers a good look and the narrated story, and because you set the pace you can always stay on.
Is Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem) worth your time?
Church of Our Lady before Týn (Chrám Matky Boží před Týnem) is among the 35 narrated highlights the Gingerguide team chose for Prague, so it is worth a look. Hear the story for the context, then ask the AI guide for anything more.
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