Church of Saint Nicholas, Gothic church in Jaroměř, Czech Republic

The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Gothic-style building with stone vaults and pointed arches that draw the eye upward. Its construction displays the typical features of medieval sacred architecture with slender pillars and carefully detailed stone elements.

Founded in 1349 under Charles IV by Arnošt of Pardubice, the first Archbishop of Prague, as the first of four Augustinian canonries he had vowed to establish. Pope Innocent VI confirmed the foundation in 1358, and construction of the three-aisled church began in the 1360s. The Hussite Wars halted work, and the vaulting was completed only in the early 16th century.

Founded in 1349 by Arnošt of Pardubice as the first of four Augustinian canonries he had vowed to establish, the church was confirmed by Pope Innocent VI in 1358 and served the canons until 1450. It is now the parish church of Jaroměř.

The church stands on the east side of náměstí Čs. armády and dominates its surroundings. The south wall leans because the church was founded partly on rock and partly on Labe river deposits, so look for the reinforced pillars and the stone gutters laid along the south side in 1895.

The church was reportedly designed as a shortened version of the church in Wrocław. Its south wall has leaned and cracked because the building stands partly on rock and partly on Elbe river deposits, which required micropile underpinning in 1972–1975.