And very well so, Baroque had to do a job in new type of religious Europe, in which there was not only the Catholic church, but people had learnt that there were also other options , such as the newly formed Protestant movement.
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| The Onion dome typical for Central European Baroque architecture, seen on private tours of Prague by www.robsarchitour.com |
Through, architecture, the catholic church tried to woo the population back into its fold, with the message that God loves us so that is why he blessed us with such opulence.
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| The richly decorated interior of the Baroque St. Nikolas church on the Old Town Square, in Prague, seen on private tours of Prague by www.robsarchitour.com |
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| The richly decorated interior of the Baroque St. Nikolas church on the Old Town Square, in Prague, seen on private tours of Prague by www.robsarchitour.com |
The theme of baroque is piety, this emphasis on religious devotion led to the emergence of places of pilgrimage such as the Loreta at the Prague castle, and cult of St. John of Nepomuk, who was said to have been thrown off the Charles bridge
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| The spot where St. John of Nepomuk is said to have been thrown off the Charles bridge, seen on private tours of Prague by www.robsarchitour.com |
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| A depiction of St. John of Nepomuk,with his trademark 5 star hail glow over his head, seen on private tours of Prague by www.robsarchitour.com |
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