Saints Cyril and Methodius
Saints Cyril and Methodius Cathedral, today remembered as a memorial site, marks a pivotal moment in Czech resistance history rather than a standing church interior you can enter. The present structure was built between 1730 and 1736 to a design by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, originally named the Karel Boromejsky Church, and it later became the Orthodox Church of Sts Cyril and Methodius in 1935. The site has deep roots, with associations to early Bohemian worship and a link to Saint Methodius, who is tied to the site's long-standing Christian presence. During World War II, this place became the stage for a last stand by SOE-trained Czech and Slovak agents involved in the assassination plot against Reinhard Heydrich; the assault on 18 June 1942 ended after fierce fighting, with the defenders perishing or choosing suicide to avoid capture. …
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