7Churches and chapels

Church of Our Lady before Týn

Date: 1380
Architect: Peter Parler
Style: Gothic architecture, baroque architecture
Protection: national cultural monument of the Czech Republic, cultural monument of the Czech Republic
Address: Staroměstské náměstí, Praha 1
Official website: www.tyn.cz
Hours and prices: check the official website, they change with the season
On these routes: Old Town and Jewish Quarter

The Church of the Mother of God before Týn (in Czech Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem, also Týnský chrám or just Týn), or Church of Our Lady before Týn, is a Gothic church and a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague, Czech Republic. It has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church’s two towers are 80 m high, and each tower’s spire is topped by eight smaller spires in two layers of four.

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