Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc World Heritage Site

Official name

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc | UNESCO

Country

Czech Republic | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

Olomouc Region
49.5939° Lat, 17.2504° Lon | Map

Code

859

Time Zone

Europe/Prague (CEST, +0200)

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Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 2000. 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.