Church of St. Mary of Jerusalem
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Church of St. Mary of Jerusalem was founded in 1750. The reason for its construction was the arrival in Jerusalem of the statue of the Virgin Mary. The church has the original layout of the oval plan with extensions on the sides and vaulted arches separating the sanctuary from the choir. The church was built in the tradition of Styrian baroque often turns to an oval shape.

The facade with the bell tower are covered with decorative elements of the late baroque. The interior of the church is painted in 1772 by Anton Lerchingerom. Central fresco depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary surrounded by a multitude of angels. In the vaulted arches - the image of the Virgin Mary and St. Dominic.

In the main altar by the sculptor Philipp Jakob Straub from Graz is a statue brought from Jerusalem in 1669. Zaaltarny image of stucco and decorated with Corinthian columns, the sides are figures of St. Dominic and St. Teresa, and in the upper part of the altar - the image of God the Father and the angels. In the sacristy are preserved polychrome marble cabinets, as well as subjects of the situation of the Church by, as does the altar, under the influence of the Baroque masters Styrian.

In the first phase construction of the church was engaged in master Joseph Zhavornik, which left virtually no information was finishing work on building the architect Josef Hoffer.

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