Chrám svaté Barbory (Saint Barbara's Church) – Kutna Hora, Czechia - Atlas Obscura
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Chrám svaté Barbory (Saint Barbara's Church)

An enormous and lavish Gothic church in Czechia. 

Detail of fresco. allisonkc (Atlas Obscura User)
Detail of fresco. allisonkc (Atlas Obscura User)
Secular medieval frescoes at Saint Barbara's. Alasdair Mckenzie (Creative Commons)
Flying Buttresses at St. Barbara's Church Nan Palmero (Creative Commons)
Statues Leading to St. Barbara's Church Nan Palmero (Creative Commons)
St. Barbara's Church Exterior Nan Palmero (Creative Commons)
One of the many beautiful windows ridabrams (Atlas Obscura User)
View of the church and the Jesuit college ridabrams (Atlas Obscura User)
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Chrám svaté Barbory (Saint Barbara’s Church) is an enormous Gothic church built with the wealth from a silver mine under the small town of Kutna Hora.

The church took over 500 years to build making parts of it quite modern, including the beautiful Art Nouveau stained glass windows. The roof has the appearance of three large tents and is recognizable from far away.

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Pay the small extra fee to go up to the balcony and access the exterior of the church.

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