Best places: Religions in Modřany, Czechia

Gothic resting place of saints including Vitus, Wenceslas & Adalbert as well as the state treasury.

Landmark neo-Gothic basilica featuring elaborate frescoes, carvings & mosaics inside.

The assassins of a Nazi leader were besieged on this site in 1942, as detailed in a basement museum.

👍 This Early Baroque church was originally part of the former Jesuit dormitory (allegedly the third largest Jesuit complex in Europe), which today serves as a teaching hospital. A dominant feature of Karlovo Square, the church was built from 1665 to 1671 by the architect Carlo Lurago. The interior imp...

Baroque/Renaissance style church completed in 1613 housing a a 18.5-inch statue of the child Jesus.

Famous high baroque church built in the 17th & 18th centuries, featuring a 20-meter-diameter dome.

14th-century landmark with 80m towers, ornately carved exteriors & a baroque altarpiece.

Founded in 993 A.D., this Benedictine monastery expanded in the 18th century, & includes a hotel.

The principal Orthodox church in the former Czechoslovakia with a war resistance museum downstairs.

Soaring church with Gothic, Renaissance & other architectural styles, plus a big, ornate altarpiece.

Graveyard with the 19th-century Slavin tomb, holding the remains of renowned artists & musicians.

Baroque-style church with an octagonal spire, gilded altarpiece & detailed ceiling frescoes.

👍👍 Incredible view from the tower. Although there is one problem in the morning it is difficult to take the best shots of the view on the old town from the tower due to the sun rising exactly from the east (orient) side where sitting the old town is. Therefore would be wise climb up on the tower ab...

Renaissance church renovated in the 17th century, with rococo altarpieces & ornate statues.

Large church known for its art-filled baroque interior, with a mummified hand dangling from a chain.

Sprawling cemetery with the graves of notable Czechs marked by decorative headstones.

Early 20th-century synagogue demonstrating elements of art nouveau & Moorish design.

Hussite place of worship built in the 12 century featuring a vaulted dome ceiling with chandeliers.

14th-century religious building, restored in the 1950s, where Czech reformer Jan Hus preached.

Museum showcasing a collection of medieval paintings & statues in a 13th-century Gothic monastery.