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===Main square=== |
===Main square=== |
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[[File:Tábor děkanský kostel Proměnění Páně.jpg|thumb|Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mount Tabor]] |
[[File:Tábor děkanský kostel Proměnění Páně.jpg|thumb|Church of the Transfiguration of Jesus on the Mount Tabor]] |
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The largest building on the square is the Dean Church of the [[Transfiguration of Jesus]] on the Mount Tabor. It was built in 1480–1512 in the style of the Bohemian Renaissance. In the centre of the square there are a Renaissance fountain from 1567–1568, and a statue of [[Jan Žižka]], the greatest of the Hussite leaders. The statue was created in 1884 by Josef Strachovský and replaced |
The largest building on the square is the Dean Church of the [[Transfiguration of Jesus]] on the Mount Tabor. It was built in 1480–1512 in the style of the Bohemian Renaissance. In the centre of the square there are a Renaissance fountain from 1567–1568, and a statue of [[Jan Žižka]], the greatest of the Hussite leaders. The statue was created in 1884 by Josef Strachovský and replaced defective statue from 1877 by [[Josef Václav Myslbek]].<ref name=sights/> |
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The Old Town Hall was built in stages from 1420 to 1521 in late Gothic style. After it was damaged in the Thirty Year's War, it was reconstructed in Baroque style, but in 1878 its late Gothic appearance was restored, and since then no major alterations |
The Old Town Hall was built in stages from 1420 to 1521 in late Gothic style. After it was damaged in the Thirty Year's War, it was reconstructed in Baroque style, but in 1878, its late Gothic appearance was restored, and since then no major alterations were made. Since 1960, its premises have been used for the Hussite Museum and galleries, and the largest and most representative hall is used for important cultural events.<ref name=sights/> The museum contains interesting relics of the Hussite period, such as the [[Altar Wings of Roudníky]]. |
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===Ecclesiastical buildings=== |
===Ecclesiastical buildings=== |