Church of St. Thomas, Brno, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member vraatja
N 49° 11.875 E 016° 36.460
33U E 617119 N 5450701
Baroque church with a monumental facade from 1665–1675 on the spot of the Gothic one damaged in the Thirty Years' War in Brno.
Waymark Code: WMBC8H
Location: Jihomoravský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/04/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dáin & Olík
Views: 115

A former Augustinian monastery founded in 1350 by Margrave John Henry of Luxembourg, the brother of Emperor Charles IV. The monastery church was meant to serve as the posthumous monumental residence of Moravian rulers. The church suffered extensive damage during the Thirty Years’ War. The new, Baroque, three-aisled Church of St. Thomas was built in the years 1665-75 according to the plans of Jan Krtitel Erna. The new Late Baroque monastery complex was designed by Moric Grimm.
Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Large religious building (church, monastery, synagogue...)

Date of origin:: 1675

Architect(s): Jan Křtitel Erna

Address:
St. Thomas Church Rašínova street Brno Czech Republic


Web site of the object (if exists): Not listed

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