Hello! I‘m Krteček (little mole). I travelled here by this,,scooter‘‘. I will tell you something about St. Nicholas Cathedral. I visited the cathedral on Monday 21 January and met Mr. Kročák who showed and explained me its highlights. Here are some photographs I took there.
HISTORY established in completely destroyed by fire , Italian architect G.A. Maggi reconstructed it to its present form.
St. Nicholas CATHEDRAL View of the front facade, Virgin Mary above, below St. Nicholas
The cathedral is next to theBlack Tower The front facade and Black Tower.
The pulpit
The vault over the central nave
A detail of stucco decoration I‘m so skilled. I coloured it so beautifully
The vault and stained glass window
The vault with restored fresco Have I enough colours on that?
Baroque main altar, waiting for restoration
The pulpit again …
Newly discovered frescoes in the sacristy, above St. Nicholas
Another newly discovered fresco from the time of the foundation of the cathedral
The vault with stucco decoration
The statue of St. Auratian, the patron of České Budějovice
Wooden staircase to the pulpit waiting for repair
The architect showed us the plan for laying new tiles
A part of the organ
Decorated head of a column
Repaired roof truss
Model of the new platform of the cathedral
Top view of the presbytery The new marble mensa
RECONSTRUCTION The project is called „Tourist, cultural and social facilities in the Cathedral of St. Nicholas and deanery in České Budějovice“ It is financed by both the city and the European Union The architect is Jaromír Korčák New … … electricity distribution … lighting … floor heating
Goodbye! See you later in České Budějovice!