Pilsen - Republic Square

In earlier times, the square with its dimensions of 139 x 193 m was one of the largest in Europe. Its dominant feature and at the same time the dominant feature of the city is the Gothic three-nave church of St. Bartholomew from the 13th century. In the years 1879–1883, the church underwent a major reconstruction entrusted to the then well-known architect Josef Mocker. He had the vaults of the presbytery repaired, the baroque main altar removed and replaced with a new one,…