Church of St. Blaise
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Church of St. Blaise is dedicated to the patron saint of Dubrovnik - St. Vlas. The church like to visit both tourists and locals.

The present building of the church of St. Blaise was built in the early 18th century by the architect from Venice Marina Gropelli in place, where there was an older Romanesque church, badly damaged during the earthquake that struck in 1667, and subsequently burned in a fire in 1706.

Construction of the church of St. Blaise was completed in 1714. The church is made in the Baroque style. The central volume of the temple is crowned with a huge dome. At the central facade of the sculpture of St. Blaise, and other saints. The peculiarity of the church are the stained glass windows, which give the inner space of the temple unusual lighting. Among the tourists very popular central staircase as a place where you can sit and rest.

The interior of the church is richly and elegantly decorated, there you can see a clever sculpture of St. Blaise, in whose hands is the model of Dubrovnik in the Middle Ages. This statue was preserved during a fire had destroyed the Romanesque church. Now this gilded, made of silver sculpture is part of the central altar. Next to the altar is the body, surrounded by pictures in frames with gold, which depict saints.

The church is located at the end of the street. Stradun in the old Dubrovnik, near her traditionally begin and / or end in city festivals and festivals.

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