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Old Town Hall 96/ I
It was built at the beginning of the 15th century. Some stonework and elements of an old architecture such as columns and cross vault have been preserved until now. Since 1615 there was a jail situated at the back of the building. Town's money, original town privileges, a banner, seals and armour used to be kept in the town hall cellar. In this building called "big rathuz" king Jiri from Podebrady issued his letter-patent for citizens of Kutna Hora on 21st August 1468.
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Cathedral of St. Vavrinec
The first record about this cathedral is from 1349. Its architecture and stone work remind us of the Virgin Mary and St. Laurent's church in Nuremberg. The vaulting comes form 1525, cathedral's axis is 53m long, three naves - 23 m, vault's height - 21.30 m, five-floored towers - 67 m. The main altar was bought from the church which belonged to the Cistercian order's monastery (later abolished( in Sedlec near Kutna Hora. Along with a painting of Virgin Mary's Assumption by Petr Brandl, the Baroque altar was installed in the cathedral in 1787. A tin baptismal font cast by Ondrej Ptacek in 1499, a door forging from the 15th century, Neo-Gothic altars and fin-de-siecle decoration are also worth seeing. Repairs were completed between 1892 - 1899 by architect Fr. Schmoranzem and Jos. Mockrem after the last fire (1744).
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Prague's gate
It was the highest watch tower (31 m( with a clock in the Middle Ages. It was the checkpoint as well as home to a watchman until the fire in 1816. The reconstruction of upper floors was completed between 1822 - 1883 by architect Fr. Schmoranz. Today it houses a museum's exhibition and it is also used as an observation tower.
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Bell-tower
It was made from the remains of brickwork of abolished monasteries in 1583 - 1585, the second floor for smaller bells was added in 1720. The bells were moved into repaired towers of St. Vavrinec's cathedral in 1899. Between 1985 - 1989 the Bell-tower's interior was modernised, four floors were reconstructed and converted into a permanent exhibition place for the Town Gallery's collections (graphics department, the 19th and 20th century art, selection of sculptures).
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