St. Michael’s Church, Olomouc, Czech Republic

The three domes of the St. Michael’s Church are one of the most distinctive landmarks of Olomouc. This Baroque church was rebuilt from the original Gothic church and was consecrated probably in 1251. Outer walls and a vault at the end of the presbytery have been preserved of the original early Gothic building. The church was rebuilt into the current Early-Baroque form in 1673-1686 as proposed by G. P. Tencalla.

The single-nave structure with side chapels has a rich sculptural and painting decoration and is an example of the Baroque appeal aimed at the senses of the church-goers. The front face of the church is decorated with statues of the Virgin Mary and the Salvator Mundi by Ondřej Zahner and date from the 1830’s. A Gothic St. Alexei Chapel and a Gothic Cloister with cross vaulting adjoin the church building.

The interior was re-decorated in the Baroque style after the fire of 1709. In the years 1892-1898 the church underwent a Neo-Baroque reconstruction.

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Ale V (2 years ago)
Impressive, magnificent, gorgeous. A must-see in Olomouc. It looks like a super ordinary church from the outside, but then it reveals itself as wonderful.

M'hd Nasser (3 years ago)
Impressive and wonderful byt unfortunately it was under renovation.

Jakub Gładysz (3 years ago)
Magnificent and impressive interior (just a tiny bit cold), really worth getting inside if you are by the market square.

Guilherme D (5 years ago)
Really beautiful church, and a really big one!

charlotte deghlawi (5 years ago)
Sooo beautiful ???❤❤❤

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