Zelena Hora-pilgrimage church of St John Nepomuk
Year of inscription in the UNESCO World Heritage list - 1994The church of St John Nepomuk was the only Unesco site that I was disappointed with. In spite of its interesting history and beautiful pictures I had seen prior to the visit I couldn't work up much enthusiasm when we got to the place. Perhaps it was because it was hard to find as we had problems with driving through the city of Zdar due to numerous detours. Or perhaps the reason was the rude guide who sent us three times back to the entrance which was close although it was still one hour before closing time, so we had problems with buying the tickets. All in all, when we finally got inside the church, we didn't find anything outstanding enough to make our spirits high.However, the story of the church is very interesting. It's the masterpiece of the Czech-Italian architect Jan Santini, who built it as the combination of Gothic...
