Saturday, April 24, 2010

The Stará Boleslav side of the river






There are two famous pilgrimage churches located in Stará Boleslav, across the Elbe from the Castle in Brandy's nad labem – The Basilica of Saint Wenceslas (the first picture above)and The Church of Ascension of Virgin Mary(picture #2 above), both of which have become national cultural heritage sites. They are almost on top of each other.

The Roman Basilica of St. Wenceslas from the 12th century, said to have been built on the site of the legendary Church of St. Kosma and Damián(I guess), ranks among the most important ones in the Czech Republic. Adjacent to it, is the Roman church of St. Kliment from the late 11th century; all of its paintings rank amongst the oldest preserved paintings in Bohemia.

A third Church, the red church pictured in the bottom 3 pictures is the Church of Pani Marie..

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