Church of Our Lady before Týn

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The Church of Our Lady before Týn is a prominent Gothic church dominating Prague’s Old Town skyline, renowned for its twin spires and historical significance as a major medieval religious and cultural landmark.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Gothic church
Roman Catholic church
landmark
tourist attraction
alsoKnownAs Týn Church towers
surface form: Týn Church
associatedWith Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor
surface form: Emperor Charles IV

Hussite reformers
builtOver earlier Romanesque church
cityDistrict Prague 1
constructionEnd early 16th century
constructionStart 14th century
country Czech Republic
dedicatedTo Church of Our Lady before Týn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Our Lady before Týn

Virgin Mary
denomination Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
diocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague
surface form: Archdiocese of Prague
dominates skyline of Old Town Square in Prague
hasArchitecturalStyle Baroque
surface form: Baroque architecture

Gothic architecture
Renaissance architecture
hasArtwork Baroque paintings
Gothic sculptures
tomb of astronomer Tycho Brahe
hasFeature Baroque altars
gabled western façade
high Gothic nave
ornate pinnacles
stone tracery windows
tall spires with smaller turrets
two asymmetrical towers
hasOrgan historic Baroque organ
heritageDesignation part of the Historic Centre of Prague UNESCO World Heritage Site
historicalRole important center of religious life in medieval Prague
main church of Prague Old Town in the late Middle Ages
knownFor association with Hussite movement
dominant presence in Prague Old Town skyline
historic pipe organ
rich interior decoration
twin spires
locatedIn Old Town Square
surface form: Old Town Square, Prague

Old Town, Prague
Prague
nativeName Church of Our Lady before Týn self-linksurface differs
surface form: Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem
religion Christianity
rite Latin Rite
status parish church
touristAttraction yes
UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince 1992

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Tycho Brahe burialPlace Church of Our Lady before Týn
Old Town Hall with Astronomical Clock near Church of Our Lady before Týn
Old Town Square hasLandmark Church of Our Lady before Týn
Church of Our Lady before Týn dedicatedTo Church of Our Lady before Týn self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Our Lady before Týn
Church of Our Lady before Týn nativeName Church of Our Lady before Týn self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem
Old Town, Prague hasPart Church of Our Lady before Týn
Old Town Hall, Prague nearby Church of Our Lady before Týn
Jan Hus Memorial near Church of Our Lady before Týn
Týn Church towers partOf Church of Our Lady before Týn
Týn Church towers formsFacadeOf Church of Our Lady before Týn