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Saint Elizabeth's Cathedral
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Saint Elizabeth's Cathedral

• Saint Elizabeth's Cathedral is one of the
  greatest Gothic buildings in the East Europe. It
  was built in 1508 on the place of the pristine
  church which burned down in 1508. It has survived
  a fire in 1556 and it has even survived an
  earthquake in 1834. In the west side of the
  cathedral is sun clock from 1477, which somehow
  still works. Inside is a monumental altar from
  the years 1474 - 1477 with three statues in more
  than real size and with 48 figures.
• Cathedral began in approximately 1378 and was
  carried out in several stages

The First Stage
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The First Stage

• The first stage of construction lasted until
  about 1420. Originally it was to be a building of
  a basilica type with five naves, polygonal
  (traversal) apses and two steeples on the western
  side. The St. Viktor's church, in Xanten on
  Rhine, served as a model.

The Second Stage
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The Second Stage

• During the second stage the original project was
  changed. In an effort to create a modern spacious
  hall the Main navewas intersected with the
  equally high transverse nave, which resulted in
  the creation of four lower halls between the arms
  of the naves.

The Third Stage
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The Third Stage

• The St. Cross Chapel (also called the St.
  Kromerova chapel) was built during the third
  stage in 1470, later in 1477 the Virgin Mary's
  chapel, also called Syatmariho chapel was erected
  as well as St. Josef's chapel which has not yet
  been preserved. The stone Pastophorium and the
  southern steeple of the cathedral date from the
  same year.

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• In 1491 during the siege of the town the
  cathedral was severely damaged. Restoration works
  were carried out by masonry master Mikulas
  Krompholy of Nisa under the supervision of Vaclav
  of Prague. In 1508 he also completed the
  construction of presbytery. This year is
  considered to be the year when the construction
  of the cathedral, which took more than a 100
  years, was definitely completed.

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• The cathedral was later often damaged by
  calamites, which left their mark on the cathedral
  building and its stability. The building
  underwent numerous restorations. The most
  extensive restoration works took place in the
  years 1877 - 1896. As a result of which the
  interior and the exterior of the cathedral were
  significantly changed in an effort to return to
  the original five - nave project. Restoration
  works were carried out by Franz Schmidt as a
  supervisor, after designs by Imrich Steindl and
  by the architects J.Weber and Fr. V. Frohde, who
  also participated in its restoration.

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• During this period the restoration of the chapel
  of St. Josef was abolished, the lierne vaults of
  the side naves were changed into net vaults,
  stone parts of the ornaments also underwent
  certain renovation. During the last phase of the
  restoration a crypt was built under the northern
  nave of the cathedral, which was realized by the
  architect A.Andreeti after designs by Prof. F.
  Schulek. In 1906 the remains of Francis Rakoczi
  II and his friends from Turkey were buried there.

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• The present appearance of the St. Elizabeth's
  Cathedral preserves a five - nave planning with
  intersection of the main and traversal naves and
  with polygonal presbytery. A metallic tower is
  placed at the point of intersection of the naves.
  On its southern side there is an entrance chamber
  with the royal oratory above it and chaplets on
  its sides. The southern steeple, the so-called
  Matejova, dates from 1461 and the northern
  steeple with Rococo helm dating from 1775
  complete the western front of the cathedral. The
  western portal is decorated with embossed scenes
  with the following biblical motifs Jesus in the
  Gethsemane garden, Piety and Towel of St. Verona.

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• The richest and artistically the most valuable is
  the northern portal with the embossed painting.
  The last Trial executed in two rows one above the
  other. Also to be seen here are embossed
  paintings from the life of St. Elizabeth, Virgin
  Mary with women, St. John with soldiers. Above
  them there is one more painting "The Crucifixion"
  In the middle of the northern portal there is a
  sculpture of St. Elizabeth. The southern portal
  has two entrances and forms an integral part of
  the whole composition according to the original
  design of the southern entrance chamber.

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• The interior of the St. Elizabeth's Cathedral is
  very imposing and valuable. In this respect
  particular mention should be made of the main
  altar of St. Elizabeth, a hanged sculpture of
  Immaculata, the Late Gothic altar Visit of Virgin
  Mary, a stone epitaph of the Reiner family, a
  wooden sculpture of Virgin Mary, fragments of the
  wall painting "The Last Trial", the side altar of
  St. Anton Paduansky, a wall painting "The
  Resurrection", the bronze font, the altar
  painting of St. Anna Metercia, Gothic Calvary,
  the lantern of the king Mathew, wooden polychrome
  sculptures, the side altar Worship of three
  Kings, Neo-Gothic stone pulpit. Valuable
  masterpieces and relics are preserved in the
  treasury.

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Elabore
Sandra DERENGOVÁ Silvia SOTÁKOVÁ Viktória
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