Holy Trinity Column (Olomouc)

Czech Republic / Olomoucky / Olomouc / Horní náměstí
 monument, Baroque (architecture), UNESCO World Heritage Site, place of worship
This memorial column, erected in the early years of the 18th century, is the most outstanding example of a type of monument specific to central Europe. In the characteristic regional style known as Olomouc Baroque and rising to a height of 35 m, it is decorated with many fine religious sculptures, the work of the distinguished Moravian artist Ondrej Zahner.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Trinity_Column,_Olomouc
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Coordinates:   49°35'38"N   17°15'1"E