Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St Peter and St Paul - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul () is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on the Petrov hill in the Brno-střed district of the city of Brno in the Czech Republic. It is commonly referred to locally as simply "Petrov". It is the seat of the Diocese of Brno and a national cultural monument that is one of the most important pieces of architecture in South Moravia. The interior is mostly Baroque in style, while the exterior shell is Gothic that dates mostly from the 14th century, and its impressive 84-metre-high towers were constructed to the Gothic Revival designs of the architect August Kirstein between 1901 and 1909. The original cathedral site dates to the 11th century.Zatloukal Pavel, Brněnská architektura 1815–1915 - Průvodce. Brno: Obecní dům, 2006. p. 161. Read more on Wikipedia
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