Chapel of the Holy Cross, Catholic chapel in Pelhřimov, Czech Republic

The Chapel of the Holy Cross is a Neo-Gothic church building in Pelhřimov with a long main hall and a polygonal choir area positioned high in its tower. The interior features groin vaults that divide and structure the space, creating a sense of upward movement.

A small early Baroque chapel with a Holy Sepulchre was built on the hill in 1671 on the initiative of councillor Jan Kryštof Blažejovský. Pilgrims prompted its expansion into a church with a tower in 1750; after the Josephine reforms it was sold privately and decayed. In 1865 the town council decided to demolish it, and the new Neo-Gothic chapel by builder Josef Šlechta was consecrated on 18 July 1886.

The hill is called Kalvárie after the early Baroque chapel built in 1671 by town councillor Jan Kryštof Blažejovský and his wife, inspired by the calvaries and Holy Sepulchre chapels then common in Europe. Since 2015 the chapel has hosted exhibitions, concerts and wedding ceremonies, and the restored Stations of the Cross stairway leads up to it.

The chapel stands on the Kalvárie hill northwest of the historic centre, reached by a staircase with the Stations of the Cross that was restored during the reconstruction. Since 2015 the interior has served exhibitions, concerts and wedding ceremonies, so access depends on those events rather than regular opening hours.

During tower repairs after 2012, workers found sealed containers holding documents from 1883 and 1928; a radio report was made about the find. The chapel's stained-glass windows were renewed with contributions from private donors, whose names appear on the individual panes.