Church of the Finding of the True Cross, Baroque church in Litomyšl-Město, Czech Republic.

The Church of the Finding of the True Cross is a single-nave Baroque church built in 1716–1726 to a design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi, completed by František Maxmilián Kaňka. Its Latin-cross plan has a rounded apse and two three-storey towers set at an angle, joined by a balustrade with sculptures from the workshop of Matyáš Bernard Braun. Inside, four white-painted wooden evangelists stand at the crossing.

The Baroque church was built between 1716 and 1726 on the site of an older Piarist church, following a design by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi. František Maxmilián Kaňka took over construction in 1719 and completed the exterior, interior and portal by 1726; the church was consecrated in 1722. Fires in 1735 and 1775 destroyed the right tower and much of the interior furnishings.

The church served the Piarists and their students until the order left Litomyšl in 1948. Since the 2010–2014 renovation, the gallery holds sacred art from the Hradec Králové diocese, reached by a new spiral wooden staircase in the south tower that leads to a viewing terrace between the towers.

The visit works best when you have time to take in all the decorative details and move slowly through the spaces. The interior is dimly lit, so watch your step on stairs and uneven surfaces as you explore.

The building displays features of Radical Baroque style with curved surfaces and complex spatial arrangements that create dynamic visual effects. This spatial complexity sets it apart from many simpler Baroque churches of the period.