Sights in Novo Mesto
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Dolenjska Museum
Below The Chapter Church Of St Nicholas About 100m To The Southeast Is The Enormous Dolenjska Museum. The Oldest Building, Which Once Belonged To The Knights Of The Teutonic Order, Houses A Valuable Collection Of Archaeological Finds Unearthed In The Southern Suburb Of Kandija In The Late 1960s.
Don't Miss The Hallstatt Helmet Dating From The 4th Century BC With Two Enormous Axe Blows On Top, The Fine Bronze Situla (Or Pail) From The 3rd Or 4th Century BC Embossed With Battle And Hunting Scenes, And The Celtic Ceramics And Jewellery (Particularly The Bangles Of Turquoise And Dark-Blue Glass).
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Chapter Church Of St Nicholas
Sights Perched Above The Old Town, This Gothic Church (Kapiteljska Cerkev Sv Nikolaja; Kapiteljska Ulica) Is Novo Mesto's Most Visible Historical Monument. And, With A 15th-Century Vaulted (And Very Floral) Presbytery And Crypt, Painted Ceiling, A Belfry That Had Once Been A Medieval Defence Tower, And An Altar Painting Of The Eponymous Saint Supposedly Done By The Venetian Master Jacopo Tintoretto (1518-94), It Is Also The City's Most Important.
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Jakac House
The Dolenjska Museum Also Administers Jakac House, Which Exhibits Some Of Its 830-Odd Works By The Prolific Painter Božidar Jakac. The Artist Visited Dozens Of Countries In The 1920s And 1930s, Painting And Sketching Such Diverse Subjects As Parisian Dance Halls, Scandinavian Port Towns, African Villages And American City Skylines. But His Best Works Are Of Novo Mesto's Markets, People, Churches And Rumble-Tumble Wooden Riverside Houses.
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Franciscan Monastery
Attached To The Chucrch Of St Leonard, Is The Bright Yellow Franciscan Monastery , Whose Library Contains Some 12,000 Volumes, Including Important 12th-Century Incunabula. The Gymnasium On Jenkova Ulica 1 Was Founded By Maria Theresa In 1746, Is To The North.
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Town Hall
The Neo-Renaissance Town Hall, out of step with the square's other arcaded buildings, ostentatiously calls attention to itself at all hours with its bells and odd facade. the coat of arms on the front is that of archduke rudolf IV, the town's founder.
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Church Of St Leonard
Southeast Of The Town Hall Is The Church Of St Leonard, Which Was Originally Built By Franciscan Monks Fleeing The Turks In Bosnia In 1472
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Church Of St Leonard
Southeast Of The Town Hall Is The Church Of St Leonard, Which Was Originally Built By Franciscan Monks Fleeing The Turks In Bosnia In 1472
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