St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora

St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora
Kutná Hora, Czech Republic (CZ)
Saint Barbara's Church (Czech: Chrám svaté Barbory) is a Roman Catholic church in Kutná Hora in the style of a cathedral, and is sometimes called the Cathedral of St Barbara (Czech: Katedrála sv. panny Barbory). It's 1 of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe and was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995. St Barbara is the patron saint of miners, which was appropriate for a town whose wealth was based upon its silver mines.
Saint Barbara's Church (Czech: Chrám svaté Barbory) is a Roman Catholic church in Kutná Hora in the style of a cathedral, and is sometimes called the Cathedral of St Barbara (Czech: Katedrála sv. panny Barbory). It's 1 of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe and was designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1995. St Barbara is the patron saint of miners, which was appropriate for a town whose wealth was based upon its silver mines.
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