Kostel sv. Víta - Kostel sv. Víta

Church of St. Víta was established at the same time as the Vltava cemetery in the years 1681-1682. The cemetery was founded during the plague epidemic in the years 1680-1681. Until 1771, it served only the dead from the surrounding villages, the burghers of Týn were buried in the square near the church of St. Jakuba. The church was built according to the plans of the Italian architect Antonio de Alfieri, who lived in the city. It is an important provincial building of the early Baroque with interestingly designed corner turrets and the end of the dome with a lantern. The interior decoration of the temple has not been preserved. At the wall of the church there is a monument to the puppeteer Matěj Kopecký. The late Classicist ossuary to the left behind the entrance to the cemetery from the beginning of the 19th century originally served as a crypt for the priests of Vltava. An interesting Art Nouveau chapel has been preserved in the back third of the cemetery - the tomb of an important burgher family of the Wessels. Church of St. Vitus was established at the same time as the Vltava cemetery in the years 1681-1682. The cemetery was founded during the plague epidemic in the years 1680-1681. Until 1771, it served only the dead from the surrounding villages. The burghers of Týn were buried in the square near the church of St. Jacob. The church was built according to the plans of the Italian architect Antonio de Alfieri, who lived in town. It is an important provincial building of the early Baroque with interestingly designed corner turrets and the dome with a lantern. The interior of the church decoration has not been preserved. The late Classicist ossuary to the left behind the entrance to the cemetery from the beginning of the 19th century originally served as a crypt for the local priests. An interesting Art Nouveau chapel has been preserved in the back third of the cemetery, it was the tomb of an important burgher family of the Wessels.