![]() The construction was completed in 1706, the first worship took place in the new building in August 1706, and the consecration took place on. The master builder was Pavel Jugovic, and after his death in March 1704, Gregor Maček, Sr. It was led by Francesco Bombasi, who already after a few months replaced the unreliable Francesco Feratta, and Mihael Zamerl. The two belfries, resembling of the Salzburg Cathedral, were added upon the plan by Lombard Giulio Quaglio. He did not supervise the realisation of his plan, so the buildings was significantly adapted by the builders, in particular by Francesco Bombassi of Venice. The following year, after the construction already started, the plan was revised and complemented by the Jesuit architect Andrea Pozzo who designed it as a basilica and added to it a dome. In 1700, at the initiative of Dean Johann Gregor Thalnitscher (Dolničar) and the Academia Operosorum Labacensium, the Capuchin friar Florentianus Ponnensis from Milan or Bologna designed a new Baroque hall church. This time, it was suspected to be arson, presumably by the Turks. However, in 1469 it was burnt down again. An extensive fire in 1361 saw it refurbished in the Gothic style but underwent alterations when the Diocese of Ljubljana was established in 1461 and the church became a cathedral. It was a succursal church of the ancient Parish of Saint Peter. The site was originally occupied by an aisled three-nave Romanesque church, the oldest mention of which dates from 1262. History Predecessor churches Depiction of the old Ljubljana Cathedral from The Glory of the Duchy of Carniola (1689) It is an easily recognizable landmark of the city with its green dome and twin towers and stands at Cyril and Methodius Square ( Ciril-Metodov trg) by the nearby Ljubljana Central Market and Town Hall. In the early 18th century, it was replaced by a Baroque building. ![]() Originally, Ljubljana Cathedral was a Gothic church. Nikolaja), the Cathedral of Saint Nicholas, or simply the Cathedral ( Stolnica), is a cathedral in Ljubljana, the capital of Slovenia. Nikolaja, unofficially also šenklavška cerkev), also named Saint Nicholas's Cathedral ( Slovene: stolnica sv. Ljubljana Cathedral ( Slovene: ljubljanska stolnica), officially named Saint Nicholas's Church ( cerkev sv.
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