Kotor Cathedral, which dates from the 11th century, is one of the two Catholic cathedrals in Montenegro. It is currently the finest example of Romanesque architecture on the entire Adriatic coast, with walls decorated with 14th-century frescoes. The building was severely damaged in the earthquake of 15 April 1979.
St Luke's Church, founded in the 12th century, is an old Catholic church, shared with the Orthodox since the 17th century. Offered to the town's Orthodox in the 19th century, the church still has a Catholic and an Orthodox altar. The church is exceptionally well preserved as it did not suffer major damage in the 1979 earthquake.
The Church of St. Nicholas is an Orthodox church built between 1902 and 1909 on the site of a Dominican monastery abandoned at the end of the 18th century. When Napoleon conquered Boka in 1808, the land was given to the Orthodox to build a church, and the monastery was converted into barracks. The Orthodox church existed here from 1810 to 1896, when it burned down in a fire together with the French barracks.
The Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary was founded in 1793 by the Venetian architect Bernardino Macaruzzi, but was extended until 1913. It is a splendid example of the Venetian Baroque style.
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