The church Archangel Michael was under the protection of the Czech kings, serving as the Prague parish church, which was the main center of Hussitism. The faithful listened here to the sermons of Jan Hus and his successor until the final defeat of the Hussites near Biała Góra in 1621. In the following centuries he changed his functions many times - in 2011 he was converted into a club (the premises no longer exists).
Like the church's functions, its architecture was also changing. Originally, in the 12th century it was a Romanesque temple, then rebuilt in accordance with the canon of Gothic architecture. In the sixteenth century, after the addition of the portal, it became a Renaissance building, and the final, Baroque shape was given to the temple by František Ignác Pré.
As a result of reforms introduced by Emperor Joseph II Habsburg, the church was closed in 1786. In the following centuries, it performed various secular functions, including an oil depot and a paper manufacture operated here. In the 1980s, the building was handed over to the National Library, which derived profits from its lease and rental for various purposes, including entertainment.
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