Kostel Jana Křtitele Na Prádle - Říční 440

Unfortunately, they are closed, but its location is in a picturesque place.

Near Kampa stands this small but aged church founded in 1142 as a Romanesque, cultural monument. Later Gothic style. During the Josephine reforms sold, used, inter alia, as a laundry and carpet cleaning, storage. Since 1939 it has been used by the Hussite Church. In front of the church stands a statue of St. John of Nepomuk.

Today, it is no longer easy to come across monuments in Prague that would still reflect the beauty of medieval architecture. People, styles, fashion styles, big money have been changing in the city for a thousand years, so all that time it has been demolished, built and rebuilt. All the more valuable are the buildings, which still bear the seal of Romanesque or Gothic architecture. The Church of John the Baptist in Na Prádle is truly beautiful and impressive (albeit rebuilt) in its simplicity. Although he stands in the most lucrative part of Prague, he managed to survive - perhaps paradoxically also because he served for a long time after his consecration as a laundry, carpet cleaner, or as a warehouse. The rich townspeople lost interest in him. "Thank God", would like to add ... Among the first sources about the existence of the original (probably wooden) church in the then village of Újezd ​​we can probably mention the mention of the Vyšehrad Canon from 1142. Around 1240, today's nave was built in the Romanesque style. Before 1300 it became a parish and a Gothic presbytery was added. In the years 1641 - 1644 the renaissance interior was modified and around 1700 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, perhaps by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer (oratory, staircase, windows in the north wall). During the Josephine reforms of 1784, it was abolished and sold. Between 1935 and 1939, it was adapted for the needs of the Czechoslovak Church, which still uses it today. It underwent extensive reconstruction after the great floods in 2002. In front of the church there is a statue of St. Jan Nepomucký from 1715, which was transferred here in 1938 and originally stood on Charles Square. The author is either Michal Josef Brokoff or his more famous brother Ferdinand Maxmilián. Nowadays it is not easy to find monuments in Prague that still reflect the beauty of medieval architecture. People, styles, big money and fashion trends have been appearing and vanishing in this city for the millennium, so it witnessed demolishing, building and rebuilding all the time. That´s why the more valuable are the buildings that still bear the form of Romanesque or Gothic architectural skill of our predecessors. The Church of John the Baptist is really beautiful and impressive in it´s simplicity. Although it stands in the most lucrative part of Prague, it somehow managed to survive - perhaps paradoxically also because it served for long time after the deconsecration as a laundry, carpet cleaning, or as a warehouse. The rich burghers probably lost interest in it. Among the first sources about the existence of the original (probably wooden) church in former village Újezd ​​we can probably include the mention of the canon of Vyšehrad from 1142. Around 1240 today's nave was built in Romanesque style. Before 1300 it became a parish and a Gothic presbytery was added. In the years 1641 - 1644 the Renaissance interior reconstruction followed and around 1700 it was rebuilt in the Baroque style, perhaps by Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer (oratory, staircase, windows in the northern wall). Under the Josephine reforms of 1784 the church was abolished and sold. Between 1935 and 1939 it was adapted to the needs of the Czechoslovak Church, which still uses it. It underwent extensive reconstruction after major floods in 2002. There is a statue of St. John of Nepomuk in front of the church from 1715, which originally stood on Charles Square and was transferred here in 1938. It´s sculptor is either Michal Josef Brokoff or his more famous brother Ferdinand Maxmilián.

Beautiful church.

The unobtrusive, rather neglected corner of Malá Strana has a special charm. Until recently, it has often been flooded with large water in the Vltava River, and now there is protection under threat.