The Vítkovice Iron and Steel Works, Ostrava has been declared an Industrial Heritage Site by the Ministry of Culture and is a unique example of industrial architecture from the first half of the 19th century.

The Cathedral of the Divine Saviour (Czech: Katedrála 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 Uherské Hradiště). This three-naveneorenaissance 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 Ferste.

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Cathedral of the Divine Saviour in front of Blast furnaces of Vitkovice Iron and Steel Works, Ostrava, Czech Republic

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Photography  © Quintin Lake, 2009