Kaple Panny Marie Šancovské - V Pevnosti

It's nice that tourists aren't crowded.

Small but lovely building, small and beautiful If you pass here, please don't ignore it.

The Chapel of the Virgin Mary was built in 1764 by the Vyshegrad canon and dean Jan Tomas Bergauer. Previously, it housed the miraculous statue of the Virgin Mary of Shantsovskaya, transferred here from the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist (by the way, it was just not far from this chapel, but as a result of the reconstruction of the fortress it ended up on the line of fortifications - as a result of which the upper tier was demolished, and the lower one was built into the fortress wall). The chapel of the Virgin Mary was originally built as a pilgrimage and was connected to the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist by a small corridor. Legends say that thousands of pilgrims came here and prayed for healing, and miracles took place.

The relatively sturdy St. Vitus Church in Prague is quieter. The friends are very happy to play together. A place that will not be forgotten.

A charming place, but it is only part of the historic complex

The Chapel of the Virgin Mary in Hradby was built in 1748 by Jan Tomáš Berghauer, Dean of Vyšehrad. The chapel was originally intended as a pilgrimage, a statue of the Virgin Mary of Šancovská was placed in it and was connected by a corridor with the Church of the Baptism of St. John the Baptist. The chapel did not last long, in 1784 it was abolished by Joseph II. and seized by the military treasury. The imperial army had a warehouse here for some time and then rented the chapel (along with the adjoining former church) to the poor to live in. The statue of P. Maria Šancovská was moved to the church of St. Peter and Paul. The chapel fell into disrepair, eventually there were stables in it for a while. It was not restored until 1882. Remains of the now defunct Church of the Baptism of St. You can find John the Baptist hidden in the embankment of the fortifications behind the chapel. It was probably built during the construction of Vyšehrad under Charles IV. and took the form of a two-nave building with a steep Gothic roof, a high western gable, and a slender turret. The church was destroyed at the time of the Vyšehrad fortifications in the middle of the 17th century. At first it was incorporated into the fortress wall and services were still held here, but because its turret exceeded the fortifications, the church was lowered and aligned in the wall. To this day, only the interior of the church has been preserved, which you can see with a guide. The Chapel of Our Lady on the Walls was built in 1748 by the Dean of Vyšehrad Jan Tomáš Berghauer. Originally was ment as a pilgrimage, people prayed to the statue of the Virgin Mary Šancovská and the object was connected by a corridor with the Church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. The chapel did not last long, already in 1784 it was abolished by Joseph II. and seized by a military parish. The Imperial Army had a warehouse in it for some time and then rented the chapel (along with the neighboring former church) to the poor for housing. The statue of Virgin Mary Šancovská was moved to the Church of Sts. Peter and Paul. The chapel was dilapidated more and more, eventually there were some stables there. Only in 1882 was restored. Remains of the now extinct church of Beheading of St. John the Baptist can be found in the embankment of the fortifications behind the chapel. It was built probably in the period of the Vyšehrad´s construction under Charles IV. and had the form of a two-naved building with a steep gothic roof, a high western gable and a slender turret. The church was destroyed at the time when the Vyšehrad fortifications were built in the mid-17th century. At first it was incorporated into the fortress wall and worship continued to take place there, but because its turret exceeded the fortifications, the church was lowered and aligned into the wall. So far, only the interior of the church has been preserved, which you can see with a guide.