Chapel of St. Alexei

Chapel of St. Alexei is a church in Olomouc, Olomouc Region. Chapel of St. Alexei is situated nearby to Church of Saint Michael, as well as near the lake jezírko Sv. Michala.

Type: Church
Denomination: Roman Catholic
Description: Chapel of St. Alexei in Olomouc
Also known as: “sv. Alexej”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Church of Saint Michael and Villa Primavesi.

Church of Saint Michael

Church

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Church of Saint Michael is a Roman Catholic church in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It is one of the most important landmarks of the city. The church, connected originally with the Dominican Order, was constructed in the 13th century, and reconstructed to its current Baroque form from 1676 to 1703 by Giovanni Pietro Tencalla.

Villa Primavesi

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The Villa Primavesi is an Art Nouveau building in Olomouc, Czech Republic. It was designed for Otto Primavesi, a wealthy merchant-banker and his wife Eugenia née Butschek, a Viennese actress.

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc

Monument

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The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, in the Czech Republic is a Baroque monument 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 between 1713 and 1715. Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is situated 300 metres west of Chapel of St. Alexei.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Olomouc and Nový Svět.

Olomouc

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Olomouc has the second largest and second oldest historic preservation zone in the Czech Republic. Olomouc lies astride the Morava River and is surrounded by the fertile Haná plain.