Dear visitors, the area is not adapted for people with reduced mobility. The buildings, including the church, are not barrier-free. There is always more than one step at the entrance to the buildings.

St. Bartholomew's Church today: 9–12 13–17h
Interiors of historic buildings today: closed
Outer bailey gardens today: 8–20h
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St. Bartholomew's Church

The pearl of all the hillock. Petr Parléř enriched Kolín with one of the most original works of gothic architecture of Luxemburg era. The church interior includes series of valuable monuments of art.


History

One of the most significant sights of Gothic architecture in Central Europe was founded in 1260s. A hundred years after a vast (and unfinished) reconstruction of the church started, under the supervision of Petr Parléř. During the reconstruction a remarkable cathedral choir-loft was created. After other alterations during 15th century the church was preserved in its medieval look until the destructive fire in 1796. The building was not properly rebuilt until the turn of 19th and 20th century according to the project of architect Josef Mocker.