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John the Baptist church is located in Dvur Kralove nad Labem. In 13th century there was a Roman basilica. In 1400 the Gothic church was built on its place. In 15th century the church was destroyed by fire and then it was rebuilt, vestibule and church spire was added. Between 1893-1900 it underwent significant reconstruction and expansion. It regained its Gothic appearance according to a design by the architect F. Schmoraz. The tower was raised to 64 metres. In 2007 repairs have been made and during that there was discovered some archaeological findings. The church is Czech national monument. The church has uneven ground plan. On the east side there is a presbytery with sacristy on its north side. On the south side there is a vestibule and a tower.

Exterior
The church is oriented and has supporting system. Facade/frontage hasn’t any decoration, only stucco. There are four entry ways into the church and one into the tower. Early Gothic ogive portal from the north, door to sacristy from the east and two Gothic ogive portals from the south. The church has a saddleback roof, the sacristy has an aisle roof. The altar is lit by the window on the east side of the presbytery. Another two windows in the presbytery portray God and The Baptism of Jesus. In the east south corner there are fragments of the 13th century apsis.

Interior
The entry is from the south side thru the wooden door from late 19th century. In the vestibule there is cross-shaped vault as well as in the church. The church is divided into three naves by two pairs of columns with polygonal pedestals. The sacristy has an annular vault. Above the entry to the sacristy there are three paintings from Rudolf Adamek from 1933.

Tower
The tower was built in 1431 and burned down in 1450. It was rebuilt in 1485. On the top of the tower there was a flat for a tower keeper. In 1894 it was raised to 64 metres. Under the flat there is a clock machine. In the tower there are three bells: Saint John, Passing bell and Meridian bell. Under the tower there is the Virgin Marry chapel.

Gallery
On the gallery there is an organ from 1780. In the 1776 the gallery was raised and the entry way to a tower dungeon is now under its floor. In the dungeon there was a town vault. In 1817 Vaclav Hanka found a Manuscript there. Supposedly the oldest written Czech text, with 14 songs from the 13th century. Although it is probably a fake, it has influence on events at a time of Czech National Revival. It was later named the Manuscript of Dvur Kralove.

Source
https://www.dvurkralove.cz/en/top-10/church-of-st-john-the-baptist.html

http://www.hkregion.cz/dr-en/100527-the-spire-on-the-church-of-saint-john-the-baptist-dvur-kralove-n-l.html

http://www.hkregion.cz/dr-en/101085-the-church-of-saint-john-the-baptist-dvur-kralove-n-l.html

https://www.czecot.com/tourist-attraction/9024_st-john-the-baptist-church-dvur-kralove-nad-labem