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sacral structure located in Osijek,

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. The multi-tiered 90-metre spire is one of the city's landmarks. The church was built in 1898 on the initiative of the Bishop of Đakovo

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. The church is entered via a small door to the right of the main portal, overlooked by a trio of

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s. The interior is a treasure trove of neo-Gothic ornamentation, with a succession of pinnacled altars overlooked by exuberant

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s. The interior was finished off in 1938–1942 when leading Croatian painter Mirko Rački covered the walls and ceilings with brightly coloured fresca, frescoes illustrating famous episodes from the Old Testament, Old and New Testaments. Masses are held daily at 07:00 and 18:30, and on Sundays at 06:30, 07:30, 08:30, 10:00, 11:30 and 18:30.

Trivia

* This is the tallest building in Croatia outside of Zagreb. * Capacity of the church during the mass is over 3000 people. * The church is built of three and a half million bricks, and has a colored stone altars. * The four tower bells weigh 2665 kg, 1552 kg, 740 kg. and 331 kg. * In 1991, during Croatian War of Independence the church was heavily damaged. Stara župna crkva sv. Petra i Pavla u Osijeku.png, Older baroque church that was demolished in order to construct new neo-gothic co-cathedral Konkatedrala Osijek izgradnja 1.png, Construction of the co-cathedral in 1897 Konkatedrala Osijek izgradnja.png, Construction of the co-cathedral in 1898 Konkatedrala Osijek izgradnja 2.png, The top of the co-cathedral before mounting Posveta konkatedrale u Osijeku.png, Consecration of the co-cathedral on May 20, 1900 Konkatedrala sv. Petra i Pavla Osijek 1.jpg, Co-cathedral today

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