The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord ( cs, Kostel Nejsvětějšího Srdce Páně) is a

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at Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in

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district. It was built between 1929 and 1932 and designed by the Slovene architect

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. Plečnik found the inspiration for this construction in old Christian and

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patterns. This was one of three new buildings constructed in 1929 in Prague, inspired by the 1000th anniversary of the death of St. Wenceslas. The most expensive construction for Wenceslas's commemoration in Prague was the completion of the medieval

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, but the Catholic Church also decided to build two new churches. One church was to be built in

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– St. Wenceslas Church (Vršovice) by Czech architect

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and this one, which was to be built at Jiřího z Poděbrad Square in Vinohrady. It is considered one of the most significant Czech religious constructions of the 20th century. In the wide 42 m high tower wall is a huge, 7.6 m diameter glazed

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(the largest in the Czech Republic). In the basement is a spacious chapel with a wooden caisson ceiling. Inside is an altar made of white marble, a three-metre gilded figure of

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, and six statues of the patrons of Bohemia. During

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, the six

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s from the tower were melted down for arms production, and in 1992, two copies were returned. Since 2010, the church has been ranked among national cultural monuments.Vláda schválila 38 národních památek, mezi nimi kostel i vlak
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