Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Krakow, Malopolskie Voivodeship, Poland

Church of Saints Peter and Paul, Krakow, Malopolskie Voivodeship, Poland

Church of the Holy. St. Peter and Paul was built as the first object in Krakow Baroque architecture, place a small Gothic church, which burned in the year. 1455.

The construction of the Church of St. St. Peter and Paul started in the year. 1596 under the direction of Joseph Britiusa for arrived in Krakow in the year. 1583 Jesuits. Then the construction of religious supervised by the architect Jan Maria Bernardoni from Como. As a result of mistakes building being built walls of the temple began to draw, so that they had to be demolished in order to deepen the foundations. Only builder of King Sigismund III Vasa, Jan Trevano of Lombardy, in the years 1605-1619 eventually leads to the end of construction.

The plan of the church and facades are modeled on early baroque, Roman Jesuit churches Il Gesu Vignola and S. Andrea della Valle Maderna. The church was built on the Latin cross plan, and instead built aisles Two rows of interconnected chapels. The intersection of the nave and transept was covered with a large dome.

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