Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral

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Eastern Orthodox church cathedral historic building

Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral is a historic Orthodox church in Prague best known as the site where Czechoslovak resistance fighters made their last stand after the assassination of Nazi official Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius 1
Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Eastern Orthodox church ⓘ
cathedral ⓘ
historic building ⓘ
architect Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer NERFINISHED ⓘ
architecturalStyle Baroque ⓘ
associatedWith Czechoslovak resistance NERFINISHED ⓘ
Operation Anthropoid NERFINISHED ⓘ
Reinhard Heydrich assassination ⓘ
category Baroque church buildings in the Czech Republic ⓘ
Cathedrals in Prague ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the Czech Republic ⓘ
World War II memorials in the Czech Republic ⓘ
cityDistrict Prague 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
commemorates Czechoslovak paratroopers of Operation Anthropoid NERFINISHED ⓘ
victims of Nazi occupation in Czechoslovakia ⓘ
completionDate 1739 ⓘ
constructionStart 1730s ⓘ
country Czech Republic ⓘ
dedicatedTo Saint Cyril NERFINISHED ⓘ
Saint Methodius NERFINISHED ⓘ
denomination Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
event Battle in the crypt after Operation Anthropoid ⓘ
floorCount 1 main nave ⓘ
formerDenomination Roman Catholic Church NERFINISHED ⓘ
function place of worship ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ
hasDome yes ⓘ
hasPart crypt ⓘ
memorial to Czechoslovak paratroopers ⓘ
museum exhibition on Operation Anthropoid ⓘ
hasTower yes ⓘ
heritageDesignation cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ
locatedIn New Town, Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedOn Resslova Street NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter Cyril and Methodius NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor last stand of Czechoslovak paratroopers after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ
role in World War II resistance ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
originalName Church of Saint Charles Borromeo NERFINISHED ⓘ
ownership Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ
status active ⓘ
usedAs cathedral church ⓘ
parish church ⓘ
warDamage World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague → location → Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral ⓘ
Battle at Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral in Prague → associatedBuilding → Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cathedral of Saints Cyril and Methodius