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During the national holiday on Friday 17 November, both Sedlec monuments will be open to the public according to normal opening hours.

Tickets to Sedlec sights can only be purchased at Sedlec information center, 279 Zámecká Street.

St. James's Church

Romanesque St. James's Church

Before visiting the monument

During the national holiday on Friday 17 November, both Sedlec monuments will be open to the public according to normal opening hours.

Tickets to Sedlec sights can only be purchased at Sedlec information center, 279 Zámecká Street.

Today open

closed

Admission fee

100 CZK / adult

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Church

The Romanesque St. James's Church is located on a hill above the Klejnárka river in the middle of the vast village of Jakub (now part of the village of Církvice). It is a 12th-century building, which is unparalleled in Bohemia. The church has a rectangular ship with an apsidal seal and a distinctly overhanging tower on the western façade. The building is particularly remarkable for its southern side, which is richly decorated with Romanesque sculptures. This decoration is the most preserved ensemble of Romanesque sculpture in our country ...

History of the church