Olomouc, Czech republic

Let me share with pictures from Olomouc and introduce it first:

Olomouc (german: Olmütz)
... second largest city architecture reservation of the Czech republic after Prague
... medieval capital of the historical land of Moravia
... current regional administrative centre, Central Moravia
... population: 101,000 (2007, metro: not really )
... UNESCO heritage list monument - The holy trinity column, world largest plague pillar (with a chapel inside)
... 285 km (180 miles) E from the capital Praha (Prague)
... 210 km (135 miles) NE from the capital of Austria, Wien (Vienna)
... 210 km (135 miles) N from the capital of Slovakia, Bratislava
... 255 km (160 miles) SW from Krakow, Poland
... 435 km (280 miles) NW from the capital of Hungary, Budapest
... lowland character, Nizky Jesenik hills at eastern city suburbs
... the Upper and Lower square create a twin-domination of the city
__ Markable sights:
... neo-renaissance Town hall
... neo-gothic St.Wenceslas cathedral
... astronomical clock reconstructed into workers version after WWII demage following the communist ideology
... Hradisko monastery
... pilgrimage basilica of Svaty Kopecek (Holy Hillie) in the east of the city
... university centre since 1571, second university in the area of current Czech rep.
... seat of an archbishopric (one only out of Prague in Czech rep.)
... densy public transport network (7 tram lines, 31 bus lines, 5 city/country rail stops)
... Czech national football team coach Karel Brückner birthplace


Olomouc tallest skyscraper first




Holy trinity column




Neo-renaissance Town hall on Upper square




Town hall and fountains




Town hall and Holy trinity column




Upper square...






Old town streets...










Denisova street and Orthodox church




Neo-gothic St. Wenceslas cathedral






Lower square...










Churches...






Hradisko Monastery




Holly Hillie





Enjoy in peace .