Church of St. Rochus

This place is amazing as well. Make sure to visit and photograph this amazing piece of architecture.

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A beautiful Renaissance church, which is part of the Strahov Monastery. It is used for exhibitions.

The Church of St. Roch is a Renaissance church located in the grounds of the Strahov Monastery in Prague. At the beginning of the 17th century, it was built by Emperor Rudolf II. as a thank you for averting a plague epidemic. The architect of the church is not known, but it was probably a personality associated with the imperial court. It was originally a parish church of the Strahov parish. During the reign of Joseph II. it was abolished in 1784 and the nearby monastery church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was declared a parish church in its place. For a short time it served only as a chapel for the dead and was subsequently used as a smithy. An exhibition hall has been located here with breaks since the 1970s. In the vicinity of the church, in the middle of the Strahov courtyard, there is a stone column with a total height of seven meters with figural decoration of St. Norbert. The pylon is made of coarse-grained Zhovovice sandstone. The column consists of a pedestal on which a twice-graded plint rests, which continues through a stem with entasis. The column ends with an ionic head with festoons. A saint holding a monstrance in his right hand, a cross in the left patriarch. Beneath his right foot lies the body of the heretic Tanchelm. The column was made in 1631 by Václav Raussel and Zachariáš Bossi, probably on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the transfer of the remains of St. Norbert from Magdeburg to Bohemia. The work of art has undergone several modifications. During the last restoration in 2004, a metal roof was restored above the statue. The Church of St. Roch is a Renaissance church (with Gothic elements) located in the grounds of the Strahov Monastery in Prague. At the beginning of the 17th century it was built by emperor Rudolf II. as a thanks for averting a plague epidemic. The architect of the church is not known, but it was probably a personality associated with the imperial court. Originally it was the parish church of the Strahov monastery. During the reign of Joseph II. it was abolished in 1784 and a nearby monastery church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary was declared a parish church. Shortly then it served only as a chapel for the deceased and was ass used as a smithy. From the 70s of the 20th century, the exhibition hall is located here. In the neighborhood of the church, in the middle of the Strahov courtyard a stone column of seven meters total height stands, with the statue of Saint Norbert. The pylon is made of coarse-grained Žehrovice sandstone. The column is finished with an ionic head with festoons. The saint holds the monstrance in his right hand and patriarchy cross in the left. Under his right foot the body of the Tanchelma heretic lies. The column was made in 1631 by Václav Raussel and Zacharias Bossi, presumably on the occasion of the fifth anniversary of the transfer of the remains of St. Norbert from Magdeburg to Bohemia. The work of art has undergone several modifications. During the last restoration in 2004 a metal roof was restored above the statue.

Gothic-Renaissance church from 1603-1612 rebuilt under Rudolf II, private gallery.