ceiling of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
1712-1722
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ceiling of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
1712-1722
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
Church built 1712-1722. Jesuits given the boot in 1773.
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baroque interior of the Jesuit built Church of St Mary on the Snow
Olomouc, Czech Republic
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Kostel Panny Marie Sněžné
St Mary of the Snows /Our Lady of the Snows.
built 1712-1722
Olomouc, Moravia, Czech Republic
'it has a five-window, richly sculpturally decorated façade with two towers, which are an important element of the city skyline. It is an example of the high Baroque theory of combining architecture with complex artistic interior furnishings'
The Jesuits were invited to Olomouc in 1566. After the Thirty Years' War, they began the construction of a large complex of Baroque buildings, which included a new college church as a place for the pastoral care of students. Preparatory work for the construction of the new temple had been underway since 1637, and in 1692 the plans were completed.
The foundation stone on the site of the former Minorite monastery church was laid in 1712 and consecrated in February 1716.
The entrance portal with twisted columns was created by Václav Render
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