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St. Longin Rotunda
Located near St. Stepan Church on Stepanska Street, is the rotunda of St. Longin, the smallest of the three rotundas in Prague.
The Romanesque rotunda dates back to the second half of the 12th century, when it served as the parish of the village Rybnicek - when sections of New Town were still villages. The rotunda underwent a renovation between 1929 and 1934.
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