Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Kaptol is dominated by the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, formerly known as St Stephen's, whose twin spires soar over the city. Built on the site of an earlier Romanesque cathedral, which had been destroyed by the Tartar invasion in 1242, construction of this cathedral began in the second half of the 13th century following the prototype of the church of St Urban in Troyes, France.

Although the cathedral's original Gothic structure has been transformed many times over, the sacristy still contains a cycle of frescoes that date from the second half of the 13th century.

As the furthest outpost of Christianity in the 15th century, the cathedral was surrounded by walls with towers, one of which is still visible on the eastern side. An earthquake in 1880 badly damaged the cathedral and reconstruction in a neogothic style began around the turn of the 20th century. Despite the scars inflicted on the structure, there is much to admire on the inside. Notice the triptych by Albrecht Dürer on the side altar; baroque marble altars, statues and pulpit; and the tomb of Cardinal Alojzije Stepinac by Ivan Meštrović.