1. 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.

2. HISTORY established in 1265 1641 completely destroyed by fire 1686-88, Italian architect G.A. Maggi reconstructed it to its present form.

3. St. Nicholas CATHEDRAL View of the front facade, Virgin Mary above, below St. Nicholas

4. The cathedral is next to theBlack Tower The front facade and Black Tower.

5. The pulpit

6. The vault over the central nave

7. A detail of stucco decoration I‘m so skilled. I coloured it so beautifully

8. The vault and stained glass window

9. The vault with restored fresco Have I enough colours on that?

10. Baroque main altar, waiting for restoration

11. The pulpit again …

12. Newly discovered frescoes in the sacristy, above St. Nicholas

13. Another newly discovered fresco from the time of the foundation of the cathedral

14. The vault with stucco decoration

15. The statue of St. Auratian, the patron of České Budějovice

16. Wooden staircase to the pulpit waiting for repair

17. The architect showed us the plan for laying new tiles

18. A part of the organ

19. Decorated head of a column

20. Repaired roof truss

21. Model of the new platform of the cathedral

22. Top view of the presbytery The new marble mensa

23. 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

24. Goodbye! See you later in České Budějovice!