The product of 60 years of work this church was built in baroque style in the year 1673 and its’ facade designed by Christopher Dientzenhofer, the father to Kilian Ignaz, who designed the Kinsky palace in the old part of town. The interior of the church is decorated without reserve in the flamboyant baroque style. Between the clutter of gold and coloured ornamentation, seamlessly blended in perspective, are the frescoes of Austrian Johann Lukas Kracker covering the huge domed ceiling.

The frescoes depict the adventures and misadventures of St Nikulas who was the protector of wayfarers, woman and children. Each year on the 6th of December Czechs celebrate his goodwill by dressing up in white robes as Saint Nikulas, carrying a long rope and a long white beard and wander around the streets followed by the mischievous devil. The anxious children who have been waiting in anticipation of the day are subjected to mock interrogation as to their behaviour over the past year and inevitably are found completely in line, much to the disappointment of the devil. In reward they receive plenty of sweets from the saintly bearer of gifts who are in fact the ‘saintly’ parents of Prague.

The original statue of St Nikulas on the high alter was cast in 12 Kg of pure gold, however today’s is merely gold plated.

Mozart once performed here and the church was used as a setting for a film about him. Concerts are often held here as advertised in front.

Open daily:
Church: April-September	9 a.m.-5 p.m., 	October-March	9 a.m.-4.30 p.m.
Tower: April-October	10 a.m.-6 p.m., November- March	closed.