Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice | |
 "To the glory of God the Almighty, the Virgin Mary and the saints I will build a column that in its height and splendour will be unrivalled in any other town." From Wenzel Render's letter to the Olomouc City Council. | |
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| 49°35′38.19″N 17°15′1.53″E / 49.5939417°N 17.2504250°E | |
| Location | Olomouc, Czech Republic |
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| Beginning date | 1716 |
| Completion date | 1754 |
| Official name | Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc |
| Type | Cultural |
| Criteria | i, iv |
| Designated | 2000 (24th session) |
| Reference no. | 859rev |
| Region | Europe and North America |
The Holy Trinity Column (Czech: Sloup Nejsvětější Trojice) 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.[1]: 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.[1]: 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".[2]
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