St. Nicholas Church

Hlavná, Slovakia

St. Nicholas church from the mid-14th century dominates the Prešov cityscape with tall tower reconstructed in Gothic style. The construction of the church was finished in 1515. Despite of repeated modifications and fire in 1788 many Gothic elements have been preserved in its architecture. The Gothic and Baroque styles alternate on the main altar of St Nicholas from 1696. Statues of angels from the beginning of the 16th century were made in workshop of Master Pavol of Levoča.

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Hlavná 141, Hlavná, Slovakia

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Founded: 14th century
Category: Religious sites in Slovakia

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4.8/5 (based on Google user reviews)

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User Reviews

Tim Husain (8 months ago)
Beautiful cathedral in the centre of Presov.

Marta Mikulová (9 months ago)
Beautiful historical cathedral. Definitely a place to see when visiting Prešov. Also, worth a while is a tower of this cathedral with a breathtaking view of the historical city centre

Zaidan Buhawa (10 months ago)
Very nice city and recommend to visit

Piret (10 months ago)
Beautiful church. We also climbed up to the tower and the view was also beautiful. Climbimg up the tower was a bit scary, because for me the wooden floors and stairs didn't seem to be very firm and stable. But I think it was actually fine and I was just being a scaredy-cat.

Zeljko Cizic (5 years ago)
You should climb to the top. Beautiful view. Super

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