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Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc

Baroque church buildings in the Czech RepublicBuildings and structures in OlomoucCatholic sculptureMarian and Holy Trinity columnsNational Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic
Religious buildings and structures completed in 1754Tourist attractions in the Olomouc RegionWorld Heritage Sites in the Czech Republic
Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice, Olomouc
Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice, Olomouc

The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic is a Baroque monument (Trinity column) that was built between 1716 and 1754. The main purpose was to celebrate the Catholic Church and faith, partly caused by feeling of gratitude for ending a plague, which struck Moravia (now in the Czech Republic) between 1713 and 1715.: 18  The column was also understood to be an expression of local patriotism, since all artists and master craftsmen working on this monument were Olomouc citizens, and almost all depicted saints were connected with the city of Olomouc in some way.: 26 It is the biggest Baroque sculptural group in the Czech Republic. In 2000 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "one of the most exceptional examples of the apogee of central European Baroque artistic expression".

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Holy Trinity Column, Olomouc
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