St. James' Church

Аdress: Jakubske nam. , Brno

St. James' Church {foto: Marie Schmerková}

The city church of St. James stands as an example of the standard of building from the end of the 14th until the 16th century. The eastern section of the choir was decorated with Parleř's fan vaulting prior to the outbreak of the Hussite Rebellion. Work on the building continued from the mid 15th century, and from 1502 the builder Antonín Pilgram took part in the construction. The tower was completed in 1592.

The church held parochial rights over the non-Slav population arriving in Brno during the period of colonisation from the German countries and Flanders. On the original Romanesque foundations an unusually beautiful Gothic church was constructed, which was to undergo further building alterations over the following centuries.

St. James' Church{foto:OMI ROSWS}