Description of the attraction
The chapel of St. Florian is one of the baroque churches in Varaždin. In its place there used to be a wooden church built in 1669-1672. It was destroyed in 1733. On the vacated land plot, a new brick vaulted church was immediately laid, which was stronger and more reliable than the previous one. True, its bell tower turned out to be made of wood anyway.
In the 70s of the 18th century, the chapel of St. Florian was reconstructed. In 1773, a crypt was built here, on which the famous architect Jacob Herber worked, and in 1775, a new sacristy. Two years later, a new facade with a tower was erected, and the chapel acquired its current appearance. The chapel of St. Florian, richly decorated with cornices, pilasters and sculptures of saints, is considered one of the most important pieces of Baroque church architecture in Croatia. The temple was renovated according to the project of the architect and builder Ivan Adam Pok.
The interior of the church is decorated with stucco and wall paintings. The remains of Baroque paintings can be discerned under the current frescoes on historical themes. It is worth paying attention to six medallions discovered by restorers in 2008 on the vaults of the chapel. Before that, they were hidden under a layer of 19th century frescoes and two layers of plaster of a later origin.
The most valuable Baroque equipment of the temple includes the main altar of St. Florian, dated 1740, and the Baroque altars dedicated to St. Lucia and St. Apollonia, created in 1740 and 1748, respectively.
