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Nov 28, 2018
The construction of the church was completed in 1998 in post-modern architectural style, using collections and donations of the faithful.
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Nov 28, 2018
The church was built between 1863-1883 in a simplified neo-Romanesque style. The nave has a plain ceiling with an interesting suspension solution and polygonal closure; the tower - which was only built to the church in 1938 - slightly exceeds the plane of the main façade. The marble baptismal font dates from 1883, the organ from 1903, while the neo-classicist main altar was made in Banská Bystrica in 1933.
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Nov 28, 2018
One of Rye Island´s old churches is catholic church in Vrakúň. The church under the protection of Saint Jacob is right next door to the castle Hotel Amade Château*****. Certain parts date back to the age of Árpád. The stones used in the church were transported from a dried-out canal that was built precisely for this purpose and connected the town to the Danube. The sanctuary’s made of wrought iron is one the most beautiful of our Gothic relics. Its pillory—a stone pillar—is also notable. Gothic paintings were also laid bare on its walls.
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Nov 28, 2018
According to references from the early Árpád period, a wooden church probably stood on the site of the present Roman Catholic church. The stone foundations of the church, nave, sanctuary and tower were built in 1329 in Gothic style. The church underwent extensive reconstruction works in 1518 being extended by a side nave in late Gothic style and in years 1742-43 in Baroque style when the whole building was renovated, the tower built and the church walls were increased. The Baroque architectural style has been maintained on the church building to this day. The Baroque 18th-century main altar...
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Nov 28, 2018
One of the most interesting monuments located in Šamorín is the reformed church, which is one of the oldest and also the most beautiful gothic churches in Žitný Ostrov. The church was originally built in the third quarter of the 13th century in late Romanesque style. The original building was made up of the present-day nave and the sanctuary, without the vestry and aisles. The murals were painted in 1280and 1370. The facade of the reformed church in Šamorín with its values of architecture, interior murals and frescos, in terms of art history values, it reaches much further than the town’s...
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Nov 28, 2018
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Nov 28, 2018
The semicircular fortification line surrounding Komárno was built in the 19th century. There is the Roman Lapidary awaiting its visitors from 1993 in the south rondella of the rebuilt Bastion VI . Most of the carved stone monuments date back to the 2 – 4 century AD and comes from the two fortifications protecting the one - time border of the Roman Empire. Both fortifications, Brigetio and Celemantia Camp, were situated near Komárno opposite to each other on the two banks of the River Danube. There can be seen the copies of the most important Roman stone monuments of Slovakia in a separate...
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Nov 28, 2018
The Fortress of Komárno in the south of Slovakia, is the largest and most important memorial of its kind in Slovakia. With its size and degree of preservation, it is unique in Europe. In fact, there have been efforts to include it among the heritage sites named by UNESCO. For safety reasons the Fortress can be visited only with a tourist guide. Individual visits are not allowed. At weekends: from October to May - only bigger groups of above 20 persons are accepted upon previous arrangements, which must be made min. 5 days before the actual visit, from June to September for the arrival of...
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