Tower at Bethlehem Square

The architectural development of Bethlehem Square and the chapel reveals the drama behind the changing religious and political circumstances of the time. The uncovered layers of the square reach deep into history, when there was no square here and a small Romanesque church with a cemetery stood. Part of the cemetery had to give way in 1391 to a chapel reserved solely for Czech sermons. The Romanesque church was soon demolished, and a small bell tower was erected in its place. In 1786, a decision was made to demolish the chapel, abolish the cemetery, and the bell tower. We want to commemorate the bell tower with a contemporary architectural gesture.
The construction of the bell tower was realized as part of the exhibition Za pravdu... organized by the Jaroslav Fragner Gallery. The carpentry work was carried out by Adam Šebesta and Ondřej Linc.