Historical Center of Pilsen

The historical core of the city of Pilsen is limited by the line of former town fortification walls. They gave way, in the middle of the 19th century, to a green belt of town parks. Entering the grounds of the historical center, you walk through streets that still respect the original Gothic urban layout, i.e. the unique developed chess ground plan.

You will certainly admire the architectonic dominant features of the city. These are mainly Church of St. Bartholomew, the loftiness of which is yet stresses by its slim church spire. The spire was reconstructed into its modern shape only after a fire in 1835 when it had been hit by a lightening bolt during a night storm.

The placement of the church right within the grounds of the city square was also rather unique for its time. The church neighbors with the city hall on the right. It is a Renaissance building decorated with graffiti in 1908-12. You will certainly also notice the Baroque spire of the Franciscan monastery.


All architecture lovers can also find more hidden jewels, objects appreciated for their art and historic value. These are burgher houses built by the generation of our ancestors in the period of Gothic, Renaissance or Baroque. The architecture of these sights was successfully modeled by the construction whirl of the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century.


Thanks to the generosity of the Gothic builder, the town of Pilsen was predestined for free architectonic development since its very coming to existence. The town therefore became an example of a nice coexistence of architecture both historical and historicizing.

Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic declared the historical core of our city an urban conservation area. It is to protect all the historic values and particularities of the city.

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