Basilica of the Assumption (Prague)

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The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady (Czech: Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie) is a church in the Strahov Monastery, Prague. It was originally constructed as a Romanesque basilica and later rebuilt in Baroque style.

The Baroque basilica is located in the courtyard of the Strahov Monastery in Prague 1–Hradčany. Originally a Romanesque-Gothic canonical church at Strahov, it was founded in 1140[1] by members of the order.

Famous organists Jan Křtitel Kuchař and Robert Führer worked here. In 1787, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart improvised on the church's organ.[2] The original organ was replaced after 1900.

References

  1. 1."Pražské kostely – popis objektů" (in Czech). Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.
  2. 2."Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie na Strahově" (in Czech). turistik.cz. Archived from the original on 18 September 2008. Retrieved 29 August 2008.