Pecs Cathedral

The Sts. Peter and Paul's Cathedral Basilica, additionally called Pecs Cathedral, is a spiritual constructing of the Catholic church that serves because the cathedral of the Diocese of Pecs, and is located inside the town of Pecs, Hungary. The foundations of the cathedral of Pecs are from the Roman duration, around the fourth century. It is thought that on the web site of the cathedral nowadays an early Christian basilica, which spread westwards among the eighth and 9th centuries. Under the reign of Stephen I, the selection to alter the development and, probably, the two western towers date from this era was taken.

After a tremendous hearth of 1064 turned into done construction of the Romanesque basilica, with the participation of Italian architects. In the Middle Ages, the church become enlarged with two lateral towers and Gothic chapels. After the harm and degradation due to the Turkish career there were attempts to repair the building. The neo-Romanesque appearance today is the result of the reconstruction performed between 1882 and 1891, faithfully fulfilled the original plans of the cathedral architect Friedrich von Schmidt Viennese.