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Kutná Hora: Historical Town Centre with the Church of St Barbara and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec

Czech Republic
Date of Inscription: 1995
Criteria: (ii)(iv)
Property : 62.4370 ha
Buffer zone: 649.9000 ha
City and District of Kutná Hora, Central Bohemian Region
N49 10 59.988 E15 26 60
Ref: 732

Brief Description

Kutná Hora developed as a result of the exploitation of the silver mines. In the 14th century it became a royal city endowed with monuments that symbolized its prosperity. The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period, and the Cathedral of Our Lady at Sedlec, which was restored in line with the Baroque taste of the early 18th century, were to influence the architecture of central Europe. These masterpieces today form part of a well-preserved medieval urban fabric with some particularly fine private dwellings.
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