Koper Cathedral

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Koper Cathedral, west facade and bell tower

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the old town of the Slovenian city ​​of Koper is the episcopal church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Koper .

The church was built in the second half of the 12th century and has a Romanesque style. Each of the three naves ends with an apse . Extensions that followed shortly thereafter dragged on until 1392, which also led to a change in style: the west facade is clearly Gothic . As a result of an earthquake in 1460, the facade was redesigned until 1488. Renaissance elements can be found especially on the portal .

The four-storey church tower is based on the Italian campanile and houses one of the oldest Slovenian bells from 1333. The tower offers an impressive view of the city and the entire Bay of Trieste .

At the beginning of the 18th century, Koper was under Venetian influence, which led to a redesign in the Baroque style . Giorgio Massari was responsible for the redesign . Additional furnishings were brought into the church, including valuable paintings by the Venetian painters Pietro Liberi , Andrea Celesti , Beltrame, Antonio Zanchi and Gianelli, as well as by Bendetto and Vittore Carpaccio . The most important painting, the " Sacra Conversazione " by Vittore Carpaccio, dates from 1516. The sarcophagus of St. Nazarius dates from the 14th century and was probably created by Filippo de Sanctis .

organ

The organ of the cathedral of Koper was built by Gaetano Callido in 1773 and has the following disposition:

manual
Principale Bassi 8th'
Principale Soprani 8th'
Quintadena Bassi 8th'
Quintadena Soprani 8th'
Concerto viole 8th'
Voce umana Soprani 8th'
Ottava Bassi 4 ′
Ottava Soprani 4 ′
Flauto in VIII 4 '
Quintadecima 2 ′
Decimanona 1 1 ⁄ 3  ′
Vigesimasesta 1'
pedal
Contrabassi 8th'
Tromba real 16 ′

The playing and stop actions are mechanical.

The organ built in 1987/1988 by Kleuker and Steinmeyer will be moved here from the Tonhalle Zurich by 2020 at the latest .

Web links

Commons : Koper Cathedral  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The organ of Koper Cathedral (Slov.) (Accessed November 25, 2017)
  2. ^ Johanna Wedl: The Zurich Tonhalle organ is moving. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung , January 18, 2018.

Coordinates: 45 ° 32 '53.7 "  N , 13 ° 43' 48.9"  E