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Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist

Sedlec, Czech Republic · built 1300

The Church of the Assumption of Our Lady and Saint John the Baptist (Kostel Nanebevzetí Panny Marie a svatého Jana Křtitele) is a Gothic and Baroque Gothic church north-east of Kutná Hora in the Czech Republic and is listed in the UNESCO World Heritage List together with the Church of St. Barbara and other monuments in Kutná Hora. It is one of the most important Czech Gothic buildings built in the time of the last Přemyslids and also a very important and one of the oldest examples of the Baroque Gothic style (connected with the Czech Baroque architect Johann Blasius Santini-Aichel).

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