Anniversary of birth of Czech-Italian architect Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel marked

The 330th anniversary of the birth of architect Jan Blazej Santini-Aichel was marked on Sunday at a church in Zdar nad Sazavou, on the border of Bohemia and Moravia. The Prague-born architect of Italian origin is known for his Baroque Gothic style. Among his most famous works is the church of St John of Nepomuk in Zelena Hora, which is on the UNESCO world heritage list.