Church Of Elisabeth

In 1898 in Geneva by Italian anarchist Luigi Lukeni was murdered Austrian Empress Elisabeth "Sissi" of Austria. It was a kind of "lady Di" of the nineteenth century. It was considered one of the most beautiful women in Europe, but the Emperor Franz Joseph did not love her. Not hiding it, he lived with mistresses. Elizabeth almost never lived at court.





She was constantly traveling. In his last visit, the Empress visited Geneva and was preparing to travel on lake Geneva. But on the dock, her heart found a triangular file by Italian anarchist. As a tribute to Emperor Franz Joseph in 1903, on the way to komárno on military exercises and established a Church in Lviv, on the square of Colerne. The construction of the temple began in 1904. It was consecrated in 1911. The Catholic Church was raised in the forms, repeating the ancient Gothic — neo-Gothic forms.





The Church of Elizbeth is the highest monument of the city. Its height is 85 meters. The building was built by the project of outstanding kotlostroitel Galicia Theodore Mariana Telescope. Finish worked by famous artists: wojtowicz, Gayowski, Shostakovich, Sykulski. The Catholic Church was raised in the forms, repeating the ancient Gothic — neo-Gothic forms.





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