Wednesday, March 7, 2012

The Church of St Barbara

The construction of  this Gothic church began in 1388. It was only completed in 1905 after more than 500 years because of the many interruptions. This church was appropriately named since the town's wealth was based entirely on its silver mines and St Barbara is the patron saint for the miners.



A picture from my postcard





A statue of a  miner












Frescoes depicting the secular life of the medieval mining town















The vault


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