Saint Ludmila
Bazilika svaté Ludmily rises from Peace Square, a neo-Gothic basilica designed by Josef Mocker and built between 1888 and 1892 to honor Saint Ludmila of Bohemia, the 9th‑century duchess and Christian martyr. The brick, three-aisle church forms a cross-shaped plan, with two columned towers reaching about 60.5 meters and a bold gable above the main entrance, where a sculpted portal greets visitors. Inside, celebrated Czech artists contributed to a richly colored interior—Josef Václav Myslbek, Josef Čapek, and František Ženíšek helped shape its windows, paintings, and sculptures. The building has a storied modern history: it was closed during Metro construction, then again for major restoration from 1974 to 1992. The reconstruction culminated on September 16, 1992, with the consecration of a new altar in a ceremony led by Cardinal Miloslav Vlk, and the bells rang again on September 3, 1993. …
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