St. Barbara's Church, Kutná Hora

Saint Barbara's Church (Czech: Chrám svaté Barbory) is a Roman Catholic Church in Kutná Hora (Bohemia) in the style of a cathedral, and is sometimes referred to as the Cathedral of St Barbara (Czech: Katedrála sv.

[1] It is one of the most famous Gothic churches in central Europe and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

St Barbara is the patron saint of miners (among others), which was highly appropriate for a town whose wealth was based entirely upon its silver mines.

[2] The final process of repair and completion took place at the end of the 19th century, under architects J. Mocker and L.

Internal points of note are the glass windows, altars, pulpits and choir stalls.

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