Church of Ss Cyril and Methodius
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The Church of Ss Cyril and Methodius (Kostel svatých Cyrila a Metoděje in Czech) is a three-aisled Neo-Romanesque basilica in the middle of Karlínské Square.
The church has a nave much higher than the side aisles and two towers beside the right and left side of the chancel. The church is 75 metres long, 31 metres wide and 27.5 metres high. The height of the towers is equal to the building length. Even though the church stands on the very bottom of the Prague basin and is overshadowed by Vítkov Hill from the south, it is still visible from many directions thanks to its tall towers.
The construction site was consecrated by the Archbishop of Prague, Cardinal Bedřich Josef Schwarzenberg on 9th March 1854. The ceremony for laying the foundation stone was carried out on 10th June of the same year by the same dignitary. The project plan was prepared by Arch. Karel Rösner from Vienna and adjusted by Arch. Ignác Ullmann from Prague. Ignác Ulmann then directed the building construction, which was carried out by the builder Jan Bělský and the stone master Karel Svoboda. The church was completed and consecrated on Sunday, 18th October 1863.
The two steeples of this church are identical. They are divided into three parts by cornices from the outside. In their upper parts we can see the clock faces and even higher the tall windows with sun-blinds. The roof is of pyramidal octahedral shape with the finial and the cross on its top spire.
