The Đakovo Cathedral or Cathedral basilica of St. Peter () is the

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of the

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Đakovo Đakovo (; , , sr-Cyrl, Ђаково) is a town in the region of Slavonia, Croatia. Đakovo is the centre of the fertile and rich Đakovo region ( ). Etymology The etymology of the name is the (diákos) in Slavic form đak (pupil). The Hungar ...

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. Đakovo Cathedral is the biggest sacral newly built building of Croatian

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. The St. Peter Cathedral in Đakovo is the town's most famous landmark and the most important sacral object. The cathedral was built 1866-1882 under

Josip Juraj Strossmayer Josip Juraj Strossmayer, also Štrosmajer (; ; 4 February 1815 – 8 April 1905) was a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church, politician and benefactor (law), benefactor. Between 1849 and his death, he served as the Bishop of Đakovo, Bishop ...

, who was the bishop of the Catholic diocese of Đakovo and Srijem. The architects of the cathedral are

Carl Roesner Carl Roesner (19 June 1804, Vienna - 13 July 1869, Steyr) was an Austrian architect. Life He studied architecture in Vienna and Rome. In 1826, he began his work as a proofreader for lectures at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna and, in 1835, beca ...

and

Friedrich von Schmidt Friedrich von Schmidt (October 22, 1825 – January 23, 1891) was an architect who worked in late 19th century Vienna. Life and career Von Schmidt was born in Frickenhofen, Gschwend, Baden-Württemberg, Gschwend, Württemberg, Germany. After s ...

from

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. Fresco paintings depicting scenes from the Old Testament in the nave and the New Testament scenes from the life of

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in the chancel were executed by the Roman painters of German origin Alexander Maximillian and Lodovico Seitz, except for two frescoes which were painted by Achille Ansiglioni. The scenes from the life of St Peter were partially made according to the drawings created for Đakovo Cathedral by one of the leading Nazarene painters

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. The landscaped park from the 19th century near the bishop's palace is a horticultural monument under special protection as well as the nearby Small Park (Mali Park) dating from the turn of the 19th/20th century. Đakovo Cathedral was built in 4 years, and another 12 years was spent decorating the inside.

Gallery

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details

References

Sources

* Cepelić, Milko; Pavić, Matija, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, biskup bosansko-đakovački i srijemski, God. 1850-1900, Tisak dioničke tiskare, Zagreb, 1900-1904. * Damjanović, Dragan
"Karl Rösner's First Design for Đakovo Cathedral from 1854"
''Prostor, Architecture and Urban Planning Scientific Journal'', Nr. 15 (2007), 1 (33), Zagreb, 2007, pp. 2–25. * Damjanović, Dragan, "Projects for Đakovo Cathedral from the End of the 18th and the Beginning of the 19th Century", ''Peristil'', Nr. 50, pp 141–56, Zagreb, 2007. * Damjanović, Dragan
"Stylistic Features in Karl Rösner's Working Designs from 1865 and 1867 for the Cathedral in Đakovo"
''Prostor, Architecture and Urban Planning Scientific Journal'', Nr. 16 (2008), 1 (35), Zagreb, 2008, pp. 48–63 * Damjanović, Dragan
"National Ideologies and 19th Century Art on the Example of Frescoes in the Đakovo Cathedral Apses"
Društvena istraživanja. Časopis za opća društvena pitanja, Vol. 18, Nr. 3 (101); Zagreb, 2009, pp 461–78

External links

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