Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague
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The Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius in Prague is a historic Baroque church best known as the hiding place and memorial site of the Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich during World War II.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Baroque church
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church ⓘ memorial site ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Baroque ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Czechoslovak resistance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ Reinhard Heydrich assassination ⓘ |
| category |
Baroque architecture in Prague
ⓘ
Churches in Prague ⓘ World War II memorials in the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| country | Czech Republic ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Saint Cyril
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Methodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Eastern Orthodox Church NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
place of worship
ⓘ
war memorial ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | protected monument ⓘ |
| hasMemorialPlaque |
plaque commemorating Operation Anthropoid paratroopers
ⓘ
plaque commemorating victims of Nazi terror in 1942 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
crypt of the Church of Saints Cyril and Methodius, Prague
ⓘ
memorial to the Czechoslovak paratroopers ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction | museum exhibition in the crypt ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | cultural monument of the Czech Republic ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II resistance memorial
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hiding place of Czechoslovak paratroopers who assassinated Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ role in Operation Anthropoid ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
Czech
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New Town, Prague
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Resslova Street, Prague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorializes |
Czechoslovak paratroopers involved in Operation Anthropoid
ⓘ
victims of Nazi reprisals after the assassination of Reinhard Heydrich ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saints Cyril and Methodius NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousAffiliation | Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
last stand of Operation Anthropoid paratroopers
ⓘ
siege of the church by Nazi forces in June 1942 ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| touristStatus | popular historical site in Prague ⓘ |
| usedAs | paratrooper hideout during World War II ⓘ |
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