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The Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew (in Czech
Czech language

Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czech people worldwide....
 katedrála sv. Bartolomeje) dominates the centre of the main square in Pilsen
Pilsen

Plzen is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzen Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic....
 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
.

The construction of the Gothic style building, located on the main square
Main Square of Plzen

The Square of the Republic forms historical centre of Plzen, Czech Republic. With size of 552 x 627 Foot it is one of the largest medieval squares in the Czech lands....
, started in 1295 and was finished by the beginning of 16th century.

The building is 58m long, 30m wide and the spires are 25m high.






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Katedrala Svateho Bartolomeje
The Cathedral of Saint Bartholomew (in Czech
Czech language

Czech is a West Slavic language with about 12 million native speakers; it is the majority language in the Czech Republic and spoken by Czech people worldwide....
 katedrála sv. Bartolomeje) dominates the centre of the main square in Pilsen
Pilsen

Plzen is a city in western Bohemia in the Czech Republic. It is the capital of the Plzen Region and the fourth most populous city in the Czech Republic....
 in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic

The Czech Republic , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country borders Poland to the northeast, Germany to the west, Austria to the south and Slovakia to the east....
.

The construction of the Gothic style building, located on the main square
Main Square of Plzen

The Square of the Republic forms historical centre of Plzen, Czech Republic. With size of 552 x 627 Foot it is one of the largest medieval squares in the Czech lands....
, started in 1295 and was finished by the beginning of 16th century.

The building is 58m long, 30m wide and the spires are 25m high. The tallest spire
Spire

A spire is a tapering conical or pyramidal structure on the top of a building, particularly a church tower. Etymologically, the word is derived from Anglo-Saxon language, so it is related to "spear," rather than the Romance languages and "spirit."...
 is 102.3m high, being the highest in the Czech Republic, and also the third tallest building in the Czech Republic (tallest buildings in the Czech Republic
List of tallest buildings in the Czech Republic

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) (until 1981).

The Madonna of Plzen, a statue situated next to the altar, dates from 1390. The statue is an example of the "beautiful style" of the Czech Madonnas. Šternberk Chapel, built during the first half of 16th century and decorated with Renaissance
Renaissance

The Renaissance was a cultural movement that spanned roughly the 14th to the 17th century, beginning in Italy in the late Middle Ages and later spreading to the rest of Europe....
 wall paintings, was restored from ruins during 20th century.

In 1993, Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II John Paul II is widely acclaimed as one of the most influential leaders of the twentieth century. He has been Pope_John_Paul_II#Role_in_the_fall_of_Communism in bringing down communism in Eastern Europe, as well as significantly improving the Roman Catholic Church's relations with Judaism, the Eastern Orthodox Church, and A...
 made Plzen bishopric
Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzen

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Plzen is a diocese located in the city of Plzen in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Prague in the Czech Republic....
 and the Church of St. Bartholomew became a cathedral.

The building is a state-protected cultural monument and is open to the public.

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