Nová Paka - Masaryk square

We start our tour of the square at its eastern end. Here is the parish church of St. Nicholas. Originally a Gothic church from 1357 with a shingle roof, it was expanded with a tower and a sacristy in 1783-87. In 1872, it was rebuilt in the Neo-Gothic style. The main altar of the church is the work of Antonín Sucharda according to the design of Stanislav Sucharda. On the sides of the main altar are statues of St. Wenceslas and St.…