Wenceslas Cathedral It is a neogothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in Olomouc History The cathedral began in the Romanesque style and was consecrated ID: 182802
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Saint Wenceslas CathedralIt is a neo-gothic cathedral at Wenceslas square in OlomoucSlide2
HistoryThe cathedral
began
in
the
Romanesque
style and
was
consecrated
in 1311.
Extensive
Gothic
modifications
were
made in 13th and 14th
century
. Czech king
Wenceslaus
III
of
Bohemia
was
murdered
in a
nearby
house
of
the
former
dean
of
the
cathedral
on August 4, 1306.Wenceslau III
was
the
last
of
the
male
Přemyslid
rulers
of
Bohemia.
Gothic revival changes, which included
refacing
the building, rebuilding the west front and the construction of the central tower, were made during 1883–1892. These were designed by Gustav
Meretta
and R.
Völkel
.
The cathedral was restored from February 2004-2007
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Architecture and the most important informationThe cathedral´s
main
tower
is 100.65 meters high.It is 4th tallest building in the Czech RepublicInterior
chapels
Chapel
of
St.Stanislav
Chapel
of
St.John
the
Baptist
Loretto
Chapel
Chapel
of
St.Cyril
and
Methodius
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Crypt There are buried:Francis of DitrichštejnCharles II. Of Lichtenstein-Kastelkorn
Mary
Thaddeus
TrauttmansdorffJohn RudolphSlide6
Some pictures