St. Vitus Cathedral in the center of Rijeka, the third largest city in Croatia, located in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County.

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Rijeka, Croatia – August 7, 2012: View at the St. Vitus Cathedral in the center of Rijeka, the third largest city in Croatia, located in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County. One unrecognizable person visible in the picture. The St. Vitus Cathedral is a Baroque-Gothic Roman Catholic church dedicated to the patron saint and protector of Rijeka. The building in its present shape was founded and built in 1638 on the foundation of old romanesque church by congregation of Jesuits shortly after their arrival in Rijeka.

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Size: 5345px × 3563px
Location: Rijeka, Croatia
Photo credit: © Grzegorz Petrykowski / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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