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Basilica of St Andrew the Apostle

Bazilika sv. Ondreja
Basilica of St Andrew the Apostle
Bazilika sv. Ondreja
Original function:
church
Current function:
church
Church:
Roman Catholic
Settlement:
Komárom, Komárno
Address:
Palatínova 10, 945 05 Komárno
Historical Hungarian county:
Komárom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
47.757435, 18.126992
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History

Built between 1723 and 1763 using also the bricks of the demolished fortification of Érsekújvár. In 1763 an earthquake ruined the church, but it was rebuilt. In 1860 it gained its current form. The church survived several floods, on the back of the building a plaque shows the water level of the Danube in 1875. The tower of the church was used as a guard tower. At its top the two meters tall statue of St. Andrew stands on a copper sphere.

Source:  muemlekem.hu
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