Another prime venue awaits the CSULB singers under the direction of Dr. Jonathan Talberg on the Bob Cole Conservatory Choir's 2010 Incantato Tour to Central Europe: The Tyn Church, a landmark of Prague and also the most popular church for the inhabitants of the Czech Capital city. The singers from Long Beach California were invited to sing during a special service on June 6 at 9 pm.
From Wikipedia: The
Church of Our Lady before Týn (in
Czech Kostel Matky Boží před Týnem, also
Týnský chrám (
Týn Church) or just
Týn) is a dominant feature of the
Old Town of
Prague,
Czech Republic, and has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's towers are 80 m high and topped by four small spires. In the 11th century, this area was occupied by a
Romanesque church, which was replaced by an early
Gothic Church of Our Lady in front of Týn in 1256. Construction of the present church began in the 14th century in the late Gothic style under the influence of
Matthias of Arras and later
Peter Parler. By the beginning of the 15th century, construction was almost complete; only the towers, the
gable and roof were missing. The church was controlled by
Hussites for some time, including
John of Rokycan, future archbishop of Prague, who became the church's vicar in 1427.The roof was completed in the 1450s, while the gable and northern tower were completed shortly thereafter during the reign of
George of Podebrady. His sculpture was placed on the gable, below a huge golden
chalice, the symbol of the Hussites. The southern tower was not completed until 1511, under
Matěj Rejsek. In 1626, after the
Battle of White Mountain, the sculptures of George of Podebrady and the chalice were removed and replaced by a sculpture of the
Virgin Mary, with a giant holy made from by melting down the chalice. In 1679 the church was struck by lightning, and the subsequent fire heavily damaged the old
vault, which was later replaced by a lower
baroque vault.Renovation works carried out in 1876-1895 were later reversed during extensive exterior renovation works in the years 1973-1995. Interior renovation is still in progress.For more info, please visit:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_Our_Lady_before_T%C3%BDn
