St. John the Baptist Cathedral

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St. John the Baptist Cathedral, Baroque cathedral in Trnava, Slovakia.

The cathedral spans 61 meters in length and 28 meters in width, featuring a single-nave structure with two prominent western towers and ornate stucco decorations.

Italian architects Antonio and Pietro Spazzi constructed this religious monument in 1629, marking it as the first Early Baroque building in present-day Slovakia.

The cathedral contains an extensive collection of northern Italian paintings and holds regular religious ceremonies as the main church of the Trnava archdiocese.

The cathedral opens daily with scheduled masses at 7:30 AM on weekdays, while extended visiting hours run from May through September from 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM.

The wooden main altar reaches 20.3 meters in height and 14.8 meters in width, positioning it among the largest altar structures in European cathedrals.

Location: Trnava

Inception: 1629

Architectural style: baroque architecture, Early Baroque

Website: http://abu.sk/arcidieceza/katedrala

GPS coordinates: 48.38040,17.58809

Latest update: March 3, 2025 17:20

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