Church of Saint John the Baptist Na Prádle, Gothic church in Malá Strana, Czech Republic.
The Church of Saint John the Baptist Na Prádle is a religious building in Mala Strana that combines Romanesque and Gothic architectural elements. Its stone walls and period windows reflect the blending of styles from different construction phases.
First mentioned in 1142 as the parish church of the village Újezd, the present nave was built around 1240 and a Gothic presbytery was added before 1300. The church was abolished in 1784 under Joseph II's reforms and sold; from 1935 to 1939 it was adapted for the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which still uses it.
The name Na Prádle recalls the period after 1784 when the deconsecrated church served as a laundry and carpet-cleaning facility. Since 1935 it has been used by the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, which still holds services there today.
The church stands in Malá Strana at the corner of Říční and Všehrdova streets, near Čertovka and Kampa Island, not on the island itself. The nearest tram stop is Újezd, a short walk away. The building is a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The church was abolished in 1784 under Joseph II's reforms and sold; it then served as a laundry and carpet-cleaning works, which gave it the name Na Prádle. It was described as "now dilapidated" in 1935, the year before the Czechoslovak Hussite Church adapted it for worship.
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