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Perched where the New Town slopes toward the Nusle valley, this high baroque church is an essential stop for anyone wanting to see the origins of Prague's most famous saint, John of Nepomuk. Designed by the architect Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and built in the 1730s, the structure features a striking octagonal nave and a double-armed staircase that marks it as a clear architectural landmark. Inside, you can see the original 1682 wooden model of the saint by Jan Brokoff, which served as the template for the famous bronze sculpture on the Charles Bridge. The space is still used today by the local German-speaking community, and Saturday afternoons provide a rare, quiet opportunity to see the ceiling frescoes and gilded reliefs up close without the usual tourist bustle.
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
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| Category | Cultural and Historic | Unavailable |
| Taxonomy primary | Christian Place of Worship | Unavailable |
| Taxonomy hierarchy | Cultural and Historic > Place of Worship > Christian Place of Worship | Unavailable |
| Operating status | Unknown | Unavailable |
| Address | Unavailable | |
| Phones | Unavailable | |
| Emails | Unavailable | |
| GPS (lat/lon) | 50.072237, 14.419933 | Unavailable |
| H3 cell | 8f1e3541ac71a0d | Unavailable |
| GERS ID | 044cc923-e88d-47ad-a13e-86cf223188c7 | Unavailable |
| Overture confidence | 0.9141014218330384 | Unavailable |
| AI agents | Admin | Unavailable |
| Profile status | Listed | Unavailable |
| Managed by | inHotel | Unavailable |
| Last updated | Unavailable |
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 Facebook | 469978366842716 | https://www.facebook.com/469978366842716 | Unavailable |
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| Czechia | H3 cell: 801ffffffffffff | Unavailable | |
| Prague | H3 cell: 841e355ffffffff | Unavailable | |
| Capital City of Prague | H3 cell: 8f1e3541e32a2ec | Unavailable | |
| Prague 2 | H3 cell: 851e3543fffffff | Unavailable | |
| Unknown | H3 cell: Unknown | Unavailable | |
| Charles Square | H3 cell: 871e3541affffff | Unavailable | |
| 0.85 | High Pedestrian Accessibility | Unavailable | |
| 0.91 | WHO Target Compliant (<=300m) | Unavailable | |
| 0.31 | Moderate Exposure (50-150m) | Unavailable |
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| Origin | Air distance (m) |
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| Adjacent neighborhood | Air distance (m) |
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| Vyšehrad | 379 |
| Smíchov | 540 |
| Vinohrady | 667 |
| Nusle | 730 |
| Old Town | 961 |
| Žižkov | 1,769 |
| Holešovice | 2,214 |
| Karlín | 2,367 |
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