Church of St. Martin of Tours
   Photo: Church of St. Martin of Tours

Church of St. Martin is located right in the center Třebíč is the main temple of the city, was built in the XIII century in Gothic style, and after 2, 5 th century completely redone. From the original building has been preserved a little, but some old parts you can try to find it. Firstly, it comes down to which roughly four centuries, secondly, the door next to the altar, where you can see the personal coat of arms V. Pernstein, engaged in reworking the church in 1502. The rest of the interior dates back to XVII century.

Local tourist guides will point out to the chair of the XVIII century, which is decorated with a canopy. She looked very solemn, with its detailed carvings and a successful combination of polychrome and gilt details.

The altar is placed the composition is somewhat unusual for a Catholic church. It protrudes slightly, making it look like an iconostasis in the Orthodox church.

The history of the church is very interesting. At first it belonged to the Catholics, and then took away his Hussite followers, who made a century in it the worship, and the church was always full. In 1630, after the Catholic Church regained significant weight in the Czech Republic, the church was returned to her. In the XVII century it has undergone a major renovation, which lasted until the beginning of the next century. It is in fact repair the church was connected with a free-standing tower, which was converted into a bell tower. Now without the tandem panorama of the city would be incomplete.

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