Some images of St Jacob’s Cathedral in Šibenik, Croatia – the finest piece of Renaissance architecture in Croatia, and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s a phenomenally beautiful building, with some wonderfully emotive sculpture. Šibenik’s cathedral was built between 1431 and 1535 by the architects Juraj Dalmatinac and Nikola Firentinac. Click here for more images …
The Town Hall, which dates from the Renaissance, and the Basilica of St Egidious (Bazilika Sv Egidia) in the historic centre of Bardejov, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Slovakia Stone basins for measuring one bushel of grain (dated 1519), on one side of the Town Hall View of the Town Hall and central square from …
Wooden church at Hervartov (Roman Catholic, dedicated to St Francis), near Bardejov, northeast Slovakia. It was built around the end of the 15th century, and (along with several other wooden churches, both Roman Catholic and Greek Catholic, dotted around the the Polish and Ukrainian borders in this part of Slovakia) is a UNESCO World Heritage …
The fortified church at Prejmer, just north of Brasov, is one of several such buildings stretching across the southern part of Transylvania which form part of the region’s rich Saxon heritage. The Saxons, originally from Germany, were invited to settle in the area – and defend it from attack by the Mongols, and later the …
A quick visit to Sighisoara, Transylvania – a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with a lovely, atmospheric old town centre. Although Sibiu remains, for me at least, the most beautiful city in Transylvania…. The main square (Piata Cetatii) Orthodox cathedral Woman in doorway All photos © Rudolf Abraham. No unauthorized use.