Extensive construction of the external shell of the cathedral in Olomouc has been ongoing since 1999. The coming project financed by Norway and the Olomouc Region will take the conservation work on the national monument through its most comprehensive and final stages.
The Cathedral's interior, featuring 18th century frescoes in the chapel of St. Stanislav and in the Loreto chapel and several exhibits in the choir chapel, will be completely restored. A mausoleum and meditation space will be opened in the lower crypt. The crypt guards the coffins of 3 Olomouc bishops and has to date not been open to the public. The renovation will also include modernisation of the electric wiring, as well as installation of air-condition and illumination systems.
The Cathedral of St Wenceslas was consecrated in 1131, but most of what is visible today results from neo-Gothic renovations in the late 19th century. The Cathedral is named after the patron saint of the Czech Republic, St Wencleslas I, Duke of Bohemia. With its 3 towers the Cathedral is a prominent landmark in Olomouc, the ecclesiastical capital of Moravia.