Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc, Czech Republic
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N 49° 35.637 E 017° 15.031
33U E 662635 N 5495918
[EN] The column of the Holy Trinity of Olomouc in Moravia is a baroque commemorative column. [CZ] Sloup Nejsvetejší Trojice Olomouce na Morave je barokní pametní sloupek postavený v roce 1740 na konci epidemie mor..
Waymark Code: WMWJN0
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 09/13/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NW_history_buff
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EN This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque and rising to a height of 35 m, it is decorated with many fine religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished Moravian artist Ondrej Zahner.
CZ Tento pametní sloupek, postavený na pocátku osmnáctého století, je nejpozoruhodnejším príkladem typu památníku specifického pro strední Evropu. Vyrobeno v typickém regionálním stylu známém jako "barokní Olomouc" a výšce 35 metru, je zdobeno nekolika vynikajícími náboženskými sochami, dílem velkého moravského umelce Ondreje Zahnera.
FR Cette colonne commémorative, érigée dans les premières années du XVIIIe siècle, est l'exemple le plus remarquable d'un type de monument spécifique à l'Europe centrale. Réalisée dans le style régional caractéristique connu sous le nom de « baroque Olomouc » et haute de 35 m, elle est ornée de plusieurs superbes sculptures religieuses, œuvres du grand artiste morave Ondrej Zahner.
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Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: 01/01/1740

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Where is this sculpture?:
Horní náměstí
Olomouc, Czech Republic
779 00

Sculptors Name: Ondrej Zahner
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