Description of the attraction
The appearance of this cathedral is familiar to absolutely all tourists who come to the Czech Republic. It is his image that we can see on the 10 kronor coin.
The Catholic Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, the main church in Brno, rises above the city on Petrov Hill. It can be clearly seen from the adjacent streets and from the former market square, which is now called Zelni.
The cathedral was built on the site of a Romanesque basilica that was demolished in the 11th century. In 1777, the Catholic Church agrees to establish the diocese of Brno, which means that the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul - the only worthy, impressive church in the city - automatically becomes the main temple of the diocese.
Naturally, not a single temple will stand without repair for about 8 centuries. Throughout the existence of the cathedral, it was rebuilt, repaired, broken and re-erected more than once. It got its modern look at the beginning of the last century, when its facade was decorated in a neo-Gothic style. At the same time, two towers were completed, flying up to the sky. Their height is 84 meters, they visually lengthen the temple, making it more austere and majestic.
One extraordinary story is associated with the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul, which can be called an urban legend. Back in 1645, the city was besieged by enemy troops. The commander-in-chief of the enemy army said that he would consider himself defeated if he could not enter Brno before 12 noon. Then the resourceful bell ringer of the cathedral, seeing that the forces of the defenders were already running out, played the 12-hour signal an hour earlier. Thus, the city was saved. In honor of this amazing victory, the bell of the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul still rings at 11 in the morning, not at 12.
