Cathedral of the Divine Saviour
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Cathedral of the Divine Saviour (Czech: Chrám Božského Spasitele), located in the center of Ostrava, is the second largest Roman Catholic cathedral in Moravia and Silesia (after the basilica in Velehrad near Uherske Hradiste). This three-nave neorenaissance basilica with a semi-circular apse and two 67m high towers is dating since 1889 (building started in 1883). The church was designed by Gustav Meretta, the official architect of the Archbishop of Olomouc, and the interior by Max von Ferstel.
The main nave is 14m wide and 22m high, the two side aisles are 7m wide and 10m high each. The seating capacity of the cathedral is 4000 persons. On May 30th, 1996 Pope John Paul II established the Ostrava-Opava diocese, and soon after the basilica has been dignified into a cathedral. In 1998, a new neobaroque organ has been installed.