Olomouc

Aneta Ridelová 8.A

Town Hall Town Hall is the building on the Upper Square in Olomouc.In 1261, the Czech King Premysl Otakar II. awarded the city of privilege, which allowed the construction of the municipal building. Olomouc ciztizens founded the town hall building and the city council and the building was connected to markets, from which flowed the city charges.

Arion fountainShould have been the last baroque fountain built after the Thirty Years War. Attempts to build a fountain appeared again in the 19th century. Only in 1995 the fountain was included in the reconstruction of the square. Location: on the Upper SquareAuthor: A native of Olomouc, architect and sculptor Ivan Theimer

Light Fountain= a modern fountain of light poles in various colors

Year of completion: 16th launch ceremony November 2005

Location: middle of the roundabout in front of the railroad area.

Holy Trinity

Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a monument erected to the glory of God between 1716 and 1754th.Its main purpose was a spectacular celebration of the Catholic Church and faith, partly due to a feeling of gratitude for ending the plague, which struck in Moravia from 1714 till 1716th All the artists and master craftsmen who worked on the column were Olomouc citizens, building column was also seen as an expression of local patriotism.

35 m high column is the highest statue of the Czech Republic and includes a small chapel. Since 1995, along with Marian column and Baroque fountains it has become the national monument and in 2000 it was, as one of the best examples of Central European Baroque, classified as World Heritage by UNESCO.