Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord

The Church of the Most Sacred Heart of Our Lord is a Roman Catholic church in Prague’s Vinohrady district. It was built between 1929 and 1932 and designed by the Slovene architect Jože Plečnik. Plečnik found the inspiration for this construction in old Christian and ancient patterns. This was one of three new buildings constructed in 1929 in Prague, inspired by the 1000th anniversary of the death of St. Wenceslas. It is considered one of the most significant Czech religious constructions of the 20th century. In the wide 42 m high tower wall is a huge, 7.5 m diameter glazed clock (the largest in the Czech Republic). In the basement is a spacious chapel with a barrel vault. Inside is an altar made of white marble, a three-metre gilded figure of Christ, and six statues of the patrons of Bohemia. During WWII, the six bells from the tower were melted down for arms production, and in 1992 two copies were returned. Since 2010, the church has been ranked among national cultural monuments.