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Day 7 St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower

By Willis Chung
Nov 12, 2018
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2018May Prague 2018May Prague

Day 7 St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower

Nov 12, 2018
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Setting out across the Charles Bridge at noon. Very crowded! (Old Town, Czechia, Praha.)

Everybody seems to be on the Charles Bridge today. (Old Town, Czechia, Praha.)

Crossing the Čertovka, the canal separating Kampa Island from Malá Strana. (Malá Strana, Czechia, Praha.)

We stop for tea and lunch at Piknik Park, a lovely restaurant on the west bank of the Čertovka. (Malá Strana, Czechia, Praha.)

We stopped by the Church of Our Lady Victorious for another Infant Jesus of Prague. (Malá Strana, Czechia, Praha.)

The apartment of the Czech Secret Police in the St. Nicholas Church. Used from the 1950s-80s (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Part way up the bell tower of the St. Nicholas Church. Looking east, back towards Old Town. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Žižkov Television Tower to the east, in Praha 3. Spires of Charles Bridge Towers closer in. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Looking to the north over Lesser Town Square is the eastern part of Prague Castle. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Petrin Hill is to the southwest. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

The small building on Petrin Hill belongs to the US Embassy. A wedding shoot is in the lower center. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

The Strahov Monastery is up the hill to the west. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Malá Strana sprawling up the hill towards the Strahov Monastery. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Even saints can use a bit of support. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Restaurant at the top of the Aria Hotel Prague to the south. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

A beautiful set of rooftop retreats on the north side of Tržiště, located with Google Earth. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Modern Praha in the distance to the southeast, over the Dancing House, east bank of the Vltava River (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Lesser Town and Old Town Bridge Towers of the Charles Bridge. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Lesser Town and Old Town Bridge Towers of the Charles Bridge. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Photography happening in Prague! (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Lesser Town Bridge Tower and the Charles Bridge. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Cupola above the Amorino in Lesser Town Square. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Slopes and terraces of the Fürstenberg Garden along the east side of Prague Castle Hill. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Church of Our Lady before Týn towering above Old Town Square. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

View to the west from the Czech Secret Police observation platform at the top of the bell tower. (Taken from St. Nicholas Church Bell Tower, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

The interior of the church is being renovated, adding interesting elements to the view inside. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Interior view of the dome, showing the Baroque decoration. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

One of the shrines a side bay, brightly lit for a church. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Central bay with cupola overhead. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Another view of the central bay and cupola. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

One of the shrines in the main bay. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Another baroque altar in the main bay. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Details of the balcony handrail overhead. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Details of the Madonna and Child at the top of the left hand shrine. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

This is where the Madonna and Child are in the left hand shrine. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Full view of the shrine with the painting done on a heroic scale. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Peggy taking a break while I check out the balcony. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Side shrine viewed from above. Pleasing with the afternoon light. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Details of the baroque ornamentation. (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Cupola and bell tower of St. Nicholas Church (St. Nicholas Church, Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

Finial atop the cupola of the nearby St. Thomas Church. (Malá Strana, Praha, Czechia)

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