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Lower square, Olomouc city, Czech Republic, Europe

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Dolní náměstí, Olomouc, Česká republika, Evropa

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Olomouc (local Haná dialect "Olomóc" or "Holomóc", German "Olmütz", Polish "Ołomuniec", Latin "Eburum" or "Olomucium") is a city in Moravia, in the east of the Czech Republic. The city is located on the Morava river and is the ecclesiastical metropolis of Moravia. Architecture of Olomouc: Olomouc contains several large squares, the chief of which is adorned with Holy Trinity Column, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The column is 115 ft. high and was built in 1716–1754. The most prominent church is the Saint Wenceslas cathedral. In the end of the 19th century it was rebuilt in neo-Gothic style, but it kept many parts from the original church, which had also been rebuilt many times (Romanesque crypt, Gothic cloister, Baroque chapels). The highest of its three spires is 328 ft. The church neighbours with the Romanesque Bishop’s Palace (often incorrectly called the Přemyslid Palace), a 12th century Romanesque building. The real Přemyslid Palace, i.e. the residence of Olomouc members of the ... Read more about Olomouc on Wikipedia

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