Tyn Temple. Prague

Opposite the Old Town Hall, the Church of the Virgin Mary of Tynka or simply the Tyn Church rises above the Old Town. The construction of the temple began in the XIV century, and was completed only in 1511. From the beginning of the 15th century, the Tyn Church served as the spiritual center of the Old Town, and was the main Hussite church in Prague. From the north, on the tympanum, scenes from the life of Christ are depicted. The Tyn Church is a real treasury of historical artifacts. For example, the organ of the Tyn Church is the oldest available in Prague, it was created in 1673 by the German master Mundt. Other ancient objects are an old pewter font (1414), decorated with reliefs of the apostles, and a pulpit of stone, made in the Gothic style (15th century). In the altar of the right side aisle there is a famous Gothic statue of the Madonna and Child - "Tyn Madonna enthroned" (1420). However, the Tyn Temple is in no hurry to reveal all its secrets, so, only in 2000, scientists found in the temple a Gothic fresco (end of the XIV century) depicting St. Jerome with a lion, hidden in one of the altars of the side nave. Also in the temple was discovered the grave of the famous astronomer Tycho Brahe.