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Bishop's Palace

Biskupský palác
Bishop's Palace
Biskupský palác
Original function:
Bishop's / Archbishop's Palace
Current function:
Bishop's / Archbishop's Palace
Church:
Roman Catholic
Address:
Námestie SNP 2, 974 01 Banská Bystrica
Historical Hungarian county:
Zólyom
Country:
Slovakia
GPS coordinates:
48.735702, 19.144877
Google map:

History

In 1776 Pope Pius VI established the dioceses of Besztercebénya, Szepes and Rozsnyó at the initiative of Empress Maria Theresia. The palace was built in 1776 in Baroque-Classicist style after the establishment of the diocese of Besztercebánya.

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