| St. Nicholas Church at Lesser Town Square is the largest of Prague's churches founded by the Jesuits. The church is not to be confused with its more famous namesake, St. Nicholas At Old Town Square.
Construction of St. Nicholas (Kostel sv. Mikuláše) began in 1703. It is built on the site of a former parish church, the records for which date back to 1283.
It is the masterpiece of Christoph and Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, a father and son duo who constructed many buildings in the Baroque period. Unfortunately, neither lived to see its completion, and the building was finished by Kilian's son-in-law, Anselmo Lurago. The interior of St. Nicholas Church is decorated with statues, paintings and frescoes by leading artists of the day. Particularly impressive is a fresco of the Celebration of the Holy Trinity by Franz Palko, which fills the 70m high dome. Over the Baroque organ is a fresco of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of music. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart played the organ during a visit to St. Nicholas in 1787. The belfry tower was the last part of St. Nicholas to be built. It was constructed by Anselmo Lurago in 1751-55, and is as tall as the dome of the church. Visitors can climb the 215 steps to the 65m high gallery of the tower to take in views over the Lesser Town, and across the Vltava River to the Old Town. -----------------------------------------------
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