Virgin Mary under Chain

This church used to belong to the Hospitallers, a part of larger Johannite monastery complex. The church gets its name from a chain that was used to seal the gates of the commandery blocking boats for the payment of custom duties. The church is much diminished in size, but there are two large towers at the entrance to the courtyard, testifying to its former military and administrative use. Past that is a medium sized courtyard leading to the entrance of the church. The exterior is an eclectic mix spanning the historical styles of Europe, from Romanesque to Gothic, and Renaissance, although the interior of the church is decorated in a Baroque style. The interior is quite small and spartan except for the high altar which is richly decorated. To be honest, I didn’t think it was worth going out of the way to visit.

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it belongs not only to the oldest but also most remarkable sacral monuments of our homeland. Why just "under the chain" with the grammatically archaic localization of the "bridge end". In 1153 he married Judith Judy's second Czech crowned King of the Premyslid princes, first with the hereditary right of the Czech Crown - Vladislav. The wedding procession took place just after the newly completed stone bridge over the Vltava River, at the ends of which were two Romanesque churches.

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Worth a visit when nearby.