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Discovering the Historic Monuments of Prešov, Slovakia

Prešov, a stunning city in Slovakia, is home to a wealth of rare historical monuments. Key highlights include the Saint Nicholas Concathedral, one of the largest Gothic churches built in the 14th century, and the Neptune Fountain from the 19th century, showcasing a statue of Neptune among sea creatures. Other notable sites are the Calvary Complex, completed by the Jesuits in 1769, the Orthodox Synagogue established in 1898, Caraffa's Prison from 1509, and the Franciscan Church built in 1380. Explore the rich heritage and beauty of Prešov.

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Discovering the Historic Monuments of Prešov, Slovakia

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  1. Authors: Peter Štoffa and Richard Kaščák I.D Historicalmonuments of Prešov

  2. Basiccharacteristic Prešov isverybeautiful city in Slovakia, becausewecanvisitemanymonuments, which are veryrare.

  3. SaintNicholasConcathedral(dominantofthe city Prešov) Oneofthebiggestchurches in Slovakia Built in themiddleofthe 14th century Expanded in theearly 16th century Built in Gothicstyle

  4. NeptuneFountain Fountainwasbuilt in 19th century Authoris a stonemason and sculptorfrom Košice – VincetStaviarský Itshows a statue ofNeptunewith a trident, surrounded by seacreatures

  5. CalvaryComplex Constructionofsacralbuildingsstarted in 1720 and wascompleted in 1769 by Jesuits Sheencompasseschurch, 14 chapels, catacombs and graveyard

  6. Orthodoxsynagogue Was constructed by the Košice-based company Kollacsek & Wirth in 1898 Firstjew in Prešov– MarkHolländer

  7. Caraffa´sprison Wasbuilt in 1509 One of few preserved Gothic monuments in Prešov WasnamedafterCaesarean general Antonio Caraffa from Naples

  8. FranciscanChurch A baroque Roman Catholicchurch Was consecrated to St. Joseph Wasbuilt in 1380 by CarmeliteOrder

  9. Sources http://www.presov.sk/portal/?c=12&id=3357 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Nicholas_Concathedral http://www.slovak-jewish-heritage.org/presov-orthodox-synagogue.html http://lisinovic.blog.sme.sk/c/146139/Putovanie-po-slovenskych-Kalvariach-I-Presov.html http://www.geocaching.sk/geocache-detail.php?id=994218

  10. Thanksforyourattention

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