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Church of St. Michael, beautiful building, sad fate :-(

The Church of St. Michael in Michalská Street in the Old Town was built on the site of an older Romanesque church (from the second half of the 12th century) in the second half of the 14th century. From 1627 it was owned by the Order of Servites, who built a convent here from 1640. In the second half of the 18th century it was rebuilt in the Baroque style. In 1786, it was abolished during the Josephine reforms and adapted to a warehouse. In the years 1996–1998, it underwent in many respects a problematic reconstruction, which adapted the building to a new use. Named St. Michael's Mystery hid a kitschy show, which was to introduce tourists to Czech history. For a large part of the public, this "attraction" was perceived as a tasteless and desecrating sacred space of the former church. Lack of piety in the handling of human remains, a number of controversial interventions in historic structures, attic restaurants, a cinema screen on the site of the altar - all this, along with a number of other aspects, created from the case of St. Michal one of the saddest cases of access to monumental heritage in our modern history. The Church of St Michael in Michalská Street in the Old Town was built in the second half of the 14th century on the site of an older Romanesque church from the 2nd half of the 12th century. Since 1627 he has been in the possession of servíts who have been building a convention since 1640. In the second half of the 18th century it was rebuilt in baroque style. In 1786 (during the Josephine´s reforms) it was abolished and adapted as the warehouse. In 1996-1998, it underwent in many ways a problematic reconstruction that adapted the building to new uses. Under the name "St. Michael's Mystery" hides a kitsch show, which was meant to bring Czech history closer to the tourists. A significant part of the public was seen as an "incomparable and desecrating sacred space of a former church". The lack of piety in the handling of human remains, a number of controversial interventions in historic structures, the attic restaurant, the canvas of the cinema at the site of the altar - all along with many other aspects created from the Sv. Michal is one of the most sad cases of access to heritage in our modern history.