Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, Košice
The Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary or commonly known as the Dominican Church (Slovak: Dominikánsky kostol) at Dominikánske námestie (English: Dominican Square) is the oldest church in Košice, Slovakia, and also the oldest preserved building in the town.[1][2]
History
In the first written document from 1303 it is mentioned as an already existing church. It was built in about 1290.[2] The oldest part of the church is the Romanesquenave with narrow windows. During the Baroque reconstruction they had been broadened into the present shape.[3] The sanctuary is built in the Gothic style as well as the tower on the northern joint of the nave with the sanctuary. The 68 metres high conical tower is the highest in Košice.[4]
After a big fire in 1556, the damaged church served as a store-house up to the beginning of the 18th century, when it was rebuilt in the Baroque style.[1]