St. Nicholas Bell Tower - Lesser Town - Entrance Ticket
Visit the bell tower of the most famous Baroque church in Prague - the St. Nicholas Church in Lesser Town below Prague Castle.
from 8 € (200 CZK)per person
St. Nicholas Bell Tower - Lesser Town
Malostranské náměstí 29 , Praha 1 – Malá Strana
Attraction in Prague
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| Address: | Malostranské náměstí 29 , Praha 1 – Malá Strana |
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| Wheelchair access: | No |
The bell-tower was built together with the St. Nicholas Church in the 18th century
The bell tower from 1755, which also served as a fire watchtower, was the last town crier's tower in Prague. From the 1960s to the 1980s it served as an observation post for the State Security Service for monitoring the Western embassies located in the surrounding area.
Interesting facts:
- The building, which replaced the earlier Gothic town bell-tower, was designed and built by the influential architect Kilián lgnác Dientzenhofer.
How to get there:
- Accessibility by public transport:
metro A (green line) - Malostranská station
tram - Malostranské náměstí stop - Nearest car parking:
Malostranské náměstí, Prague 1