Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Havlíčkův Brod, Gothic church in Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic.
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary is a Gothic building in the center of Havlíčkův Brod featuring pointed arches, ribbed vaults, and a slender tower. The interior displays columns, windows, and spatial arrangements typical of Gothic architecture from this period.
The church was built in early Gothic style at the end of the 13th century. The tower and the southern part were added around 1380, and the Hussites burned the church in 1422. The tower was raised by one storey in 1570, the church was rebuilt in 1633–37, and it received a Baroque cupola in 1707.
The church's bell, Vilém, cast in the early 14th century, is among the oldest in the Czech Republic and hangs in the massive Gothic tower, which has a viewing gallery. The tower was raised by one storey in 1570 and received its Baroque cupola in 1707.
The church stands in the town centre of Havlíčkův Brod, in the Vysočina Region. The massive Gothic tower has a viewing gallery, reached on foot; the tower was raised by one storey in 1570 and carries a Baroque cupola added in 1707.
The tower holds the Vilém bell from the early 14th century, one of the oldest bells in Bohemia. A Gothic tombstone with a cross is set secondarily into the eastern wall, and the square northern vestibule was built using masonry taken from an older structure.
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