Čechy, sacral monuments and pilgrimage sites

The most famous monument of Esztergom is the world-famous basilica. The basilica is 118 m long and 40 m wide, the internal height of the dome is 71.6 m. Its front is decorated with eight 22 m high Corinthian columns. The present basilica, which dominates the city, was initiated in 1822 at the initiative of the Slovak Archbishop Alexander Rudnay. It was solemnly consecrated on August 31, 1856 and fully completed in 1869. It was built according to the model of St. Peter in Rome on the site of the former...

The Romanesque church from the 10th century has undergone many changes over the centuries. In the 12th century, the horseshoe-shaped sanctuary was followed by a semicircle, and then the choir was built. The church dates from the 13th to the 14th century. century, it was expanded with a Gothic-style sacristy. The Turkish attacks caused serious damage to the condition of the building, its interior was completely looted, only its bell remained. No. 18 At the beginning of the 19th century, Bishop László...