Assumption of the Virgin Mary

The Basilica of the Assumption of Our Lady is a church in the Strahov Monastery, . It was originally constructed as a Romanesque basilica and later rebuilt in Baroque style.
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  • Type: Church
  • Description: church in the Strahov Monastery, Prague, Czech Republic
  • Also known as: “Basilica of the Assumption”, “Bazilika Nanebevzeti Panny Marie”, and “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie”
  • Address: Praha
  • Roof shape: gabled
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Strahov Library and Memorial of National Literature.

Library
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Museum
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is a museum.

Museum
The Museum on Miniatures is a museum in Prague. It features a number of miniature works of art, some of them needing to be viewed with a microscope or magnifying device.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hradčany and West bank of Vltava.

Suburb
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, is the district of the city of , surrounding . The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.

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The West of is to the west of the Castle district.

Suburb
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is a cadastral area in the west of , located in the district. is often called the "local Beverly Hills" because it has been home to some famous residents, including Czech President Václav Havel.

Assumption of the Virgin Mary

Latitude
50.08651° or 50° 5′ 11″ north
Longitude
14.38933° or 14° 23′ 22″ east
Inception
1140
Height
22 metres (72 feet)
Open location code
9F2P39PQ+JP
Open­Street­Map ID
way 34638497
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­place_of_worship
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­church
Open­Street­Map attribute
roof-shape=­gabled
Wiki­data ID
Q4867402
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In Other Languages

From Azerbaijani to Russian—“Assumption of the Virgin Mary” goes by many names.
  • Azerbaijani: “Müqəddəs Məryəmin dirilməsi bazilikası”
  • Belarusian: “Базіліка Унебаўзяцця Дзевы Марыі”
  • Belarusian: “Базыліка Ўнебаўзяцьця Дзевы Марыі”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie na Strahově”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie v Praze na Strahově”
  • Czech: “Bazilika Nanebevzetí Panny Marie”
  • Georgian: “სტრაჰოვის ღვთისმშობლის მიძინების ბაზილიკა”
  • German: “Kirche Maria Himmelfahrt”
  • German: “Mariä-Himmelfahrt-Kirche”
  • Indonesian: “Basilika Maria Diangkat ke Surga di Biara Strahov, Praha”
  • Russian: “Базилика Вознесения Девы Марии”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Strahov Gallery and rajský dvůr.

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