Bishop Residence
   Photo: The residence of the bishop

On the Republic Square next to the hotel "Central" and the home of "The Red Heart" is located neat multi-storey building, which is the residence of the local bishops. The old Gothic house, which belonged to a wealthy bourgeois, was bought in 1344 a priest Reichlin for the Teutonic Knights, who made it a kind of parish church and held services there. It was not until 1564, while the control over the commission of services have not taken over the city.

In 1710, the bishop's residence is undergoing great changes. Under the guidance of the architect Jakub Avgustona its façade rebuilt in the Baroque style. The appearance of the residence since then has not changed, so we can see her exactly as she appeared before the townspeople immediately after repair.

By the way, this is not the first reconstruction of the building. In 1507, in Plzen there was a big fire which destroyed a lot of residential mansions in the city center. Victims and the bishop's residence. She quickly recovered and continued to hold services there.

Despite the change of regime in the Czech Republic, the Catholic Church has preserved the building behind him. It still placed the main church ranks of Pilsen.

In 1993, the residence of the updated, but its interiors have remained the same. In the main hall you can see portraits of secular and religious leaders, for example, the image of Charles VI and the pontiff Innocent brush Pilsen artist Julius Lux.

The residence of the bishop is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

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