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Prešov

Prešov. a city in eastern Slovakia the third-largest city in the country. with a population of approximately 91,000 has a lot of historical monuments :. Historically, the city has been known as: Eperjes in Hungarian , Eperies or Preschau in Germán

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Prešov

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  1. Prešov • a city in eastern Slovakia • thethird-largest city in the country. • with a populationofapproximately 91,000 • has a lotofhistoricalmonuments: Historically, the city has been known as: • Eperjes in Hungarian, • Eperies or Preschau in Germán • Fragopolis in Latin, • Preszów in Polish, • Peryeshis in Romany, • Пряшев (Pryashev) in Russian • Пряшів (Priashiv) in Rusyn and Ukrainian.

  2. Concathedralof St. Nicholas In Prešov

  3. Concathedralof St. Nicholas in Prešov isoneoftheoldestchurches in Slovakia • PatronofthechurchisSt. Nicholas • Concathedralwasbuilt in gothicstyle

  4. History • Centralaltaroriginatefrom 1490-1506 by Jan Weiss • 1823 closeddowncemeteryaroundthechurch • 9. august 2008 promoted on Concathedral • Originalchurchcomesfrom 1230 • Thechurchwasrebuilt in halfof 14. century • Thechurchwasburnedoutfivetimes (thebiggestfirewas in 1788) afterthisfirescamenextrebuildings and repairs

  5. Concathedral • Concathedral is 54 meters long, 34 meters wide, 16 meters high, but the tower is 71 meters high • Five altars and two organs • Big organ has 3,480 fluepipes and 20 bells • Small organ is older than big organ

  6. Prešov Calvary

  7. History Calvaryof Prešov is a coplexofbaroquechapells and thecentralchurch, situated on a hillatthewestedgeofthetown. In thepastitwasconsideredasoneofthe most beautifulcalvaries in Ugria. Buildingbegan in 1720 butthewholecomplexwasfinished in the 1893. Thecalvaryincludes 15 chapellscatacombscemetery and thechurchofsaintcross

  8. Thechurchofsaintcross Itisthebaroquechurchbuilt in 1753 . Buildingworkswereled by František Perger. Interiorwall-paintings are creationof Prešov painter, Ondrej Trtina. Innerspaceisopticalyextended. Beyondaltar ,there are threecrosses . In thechurchthere are alsothreebells and an organ . Thechurchwashallowed in 1769.

  9. TheNeptun’sfountain.

  10. History Thisfountainistheonlyoneorginalypreservedtowncistern. Therewere 10 similarcistern in thetownbefore. Marek Holländer,the Jewish trador, had thesculpturebuiltas a thanksto thetownconcilfor a permission to runbussines in Prešov. Thesculpturewasbuilt in 1826 by Vincent Staviarskyand restoredatthebeginningof20. century.

  11. TheImmaculatasculpture.

  12. History Thesculptureissituatedatthenorthern part oftownsquare. Itisincorrectlycalled Trojica. Sincethe 1687 therewas a scaffoldof Prešov bloodycourt. In 1751 Jesuits had thesculpturebuiltaccordig to reassonsthat are notactuallyclear.

  13. Thesandstonesculptureis a creationofunknownartist. Thebasisofthesculptureisgilded statue of Madona with a baby, crown and a sceptre.There are onlyfewstatuespreservednow. The monument wasrestored in 1967 and then in 1995-1997.

  14. Thankyouforyourattention. Matúš Gajdár Martin Marko

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