St Bartholomew's Cathedral
St Bartholomew's Cathedral
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rmg15
Washington DC, DC67 contributions
In the middle of the town square across from city hall is St. Bartholomew's. You cannot miss it because it is the tallest church in the whole country. You are allowed to walk into the church and look past through a gate at the pews, stained glass, paintings and alter. It is attractive but I wanted to get closer to the artwork.
Directly to the left of the church entrance is the entrance to the tower. The first part of the ascent is up a stone spiral staircase. You take that up about three stories where there is a booth where you pay the 30 Korunas entry fee. There are also some old postcards for sale and some odd artwork on the walls. This is where the adventure really starts as you start walking up the old wooden staircase. After about 8 stories, you continue on much steeper and narrower steps. I needed to stop a couple of times to catch my breath since there were more than 250 steps! When you get to the church bells, you are almost to the top. Finally there is a room and outdoor walk-around view. The view is worth the climbing as you see for miles in every direction including other churchs and the huge synagogue, the spawling Pilsner Urquell and Skoda factories and the endless about of "soviet", concrete houses in the suburbs. I enjoyed it.
Directly to the left of the church entrance is the entrance to the tower. The first part of the ascent is up a stone spiral staircase. You take that up about three stories where there is a booth where you pay the 30 Korunas entry fee. There are also some old postcards for sale and some odd artwork on the walls. This is where the adventure really starts as you start walking up the old wooden staircase. After about 8 stories, you continue on much steeper and narrower steps. I needed to stop a couple of times to catch my breath since there were more than 250 steps! When you get to the church bells, you are almost to the top. Finally there is a room and outdoor walk-around view. The view is worth the climbing as you see for miles in every direction including other churchs and the huge synagogue, the spawling Pilsner Urquell and Skoda factories and the endless about of "soviet", concrete houses in the suburbs. I enjoyed it.
Written November 15, 2010
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AlexaC
Zhongshan District, Taipei61 contributions
Feb 2020 • Couples
If you even visit Pilsen, this spot you must come to visit! Tho there is no elevator and you have to climb quite lots, still worth it!
Written March 12, 2020
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John C
145 contributions
Mar 2020
This is one of many old buildings seen on our walk around the Old part of Plzen,,,You can't miss it, The Cathedral dominates the towns sqaure
Written March 2, 2020
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Jonoln
London, UK872 contributions
Oct 2019 • Couples
Splendid building in the main square. Be sure to find the angel! Closed for renovations but worth admiring from the outside and climbing the tower for the view!
Written October 30, 2019
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Kačka R
Prague, Czech Republic53 contributions
Mar 2019 • Couples
The Cathedral is now under reconstruction so we only saw it from outside. Dogs were not allowed on the look out tower but I am sure the view from there is amazing, as the whole square is beautiful!
Written April 2, 2019
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Matti V
Helsinki, Finland130 contributions
Jan 2019 • Solo
This magnificent cathedral lies in the heart of Plzen, on the Square of the Republic. It represents the best legacy of the European Gothic architecture. Have some time and climb up to the tower!
At the moment (Jan, Feb 2019) the church is closed due to reconstruction work. Patience, please, it will be opened in 2020.
At the moment (Jan, Feb 2019) the church is closed due to reconstruction work. Patience, please, it will be opened in 2020.
Written February 18, 2019
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Sasa N
Radomlje265 contributions
Aug 2018
Beautiful St Bartholomew's cathedral is located on lovely Republic Square square with very nice architecture and a touch of modern art.
Written September 18, 2018
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Jana C
Prague, Czech Republic4,606 contributions
Jan 2018 • Family
St. Bartholomew's Cathedral's construction started sometimes after 1342. Its tower is 102.26 m high and is the highest church tower in the Czech Republic . It's OK to walk around, we found the church shut.
Written January 26, 2018
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elsker_a_rejser
Ciudad Juarez, Mexico89 contributions
Sep 2017 • Family
It is a nice church but to go inside you have to pay about 35 krones per adult and 15 for kids... Which it is ok. But then there is another door that allows you to see a bit it has a fence so you stay at the entrance of church,
which I think it is enough if you are not the type of looking for an hour to every small detail. It is better to use the money to pay and go up the tower of the church to have an excellent panoramic view of the city.
which I think it is enough if you are not the type of looking for an hour to every small detail. It is better to use the money to pay and go up the tower of the church to have an excellent panoramic view of the city.
Written September 24, 2017
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peter_zuckermann
Budapest, Hungary227 contributions
Aug 2016 • Friends
Nice place, it worth to visit. You can go up to the tower, just make sure you arrive early,it closes at 18:00 which means the last group available at 17:20.
Written August 26, 2016
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