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	60082 holy trinity column [500×666] Publishing origin
	trinitycolumn jpg[150×200] the trinity column in Olomouc is widely considered to be the most impressive column in the country if not the whole of central Europe Without peer in the Empire Certainly that was the intention of master sculptor and stonemason Vaclav Render who announced in 1715 the construction of a monument which with its height and ornamentation would not Publishing origin
	172165 14907 The Holy Trin[450×311] 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 Justification for Inscription Criterion i The Olomouc Holy Trinity Column is one of the most exceptional examples of the apogee of central European Baroque artistic expression Criterion iv Publishing origin
	trinitymethodius jpg[150×210] The most graceful of the 18 statues are above the entrance to the chapel Saints Cyril and Methodius the patron saints of Moravia Free Public 24 hours a day The Holy Trinity Column is one of Olomouc s most recognizable landmarks and with its sheer size and main square location is impossible to miss Not everybody though really takes the time Publishing origin
	Olomouc Trinity Column sma[200×150] Olomouc archbishopric town Olomouc Holy Trinity Column Olomouc is a city in Northern Moravia Olomouc contains several large squares The most wellknown is Publishing origin
	holy trinity column histor[230×168] History According to the ICOMOS evaluation of this patrimony the erection of Marian plague columns on town squares is an exclusively Baroque post Tridentine Tridentine Publishing origin
	trinityrelief jpg[150×200] agree and added the column to their list of protected world heritage in 2000 after completion of a three year restoration project Big enough to be a chapel The massive base of the column has a diameter of 17 metres and is large enough to accommodate a small chapel which is accessible to the public in the company of a registered guide The Publishing origin
	trinityfireworks jpg[400×323] The Holy Trinity Column The Holy Trinity Column is a richly sculpted stone column that soars above the nearby four storey buildings and dominates the upper end of Publishing origin
	Holy Trinity Column in Olo[499×527] Russian Spanish Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc More pictures Publishing origin
	trinitygold jpg[150×200] of Faith Hope and Charity while the narrow upper column supports representations of the Holy Trinity and the Assumption of the Virgin Mary Golden globe The shimmering gold leaf sculpture bursting from the very top of the column represents the Holy Trinity itself The father is represented by a God with a long flowing beard resting on a Publishing origin

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