Brno-Petrov - chapel of St. Cross and Virgin Mary

The neo-Gothic chapel of the Holy Cross and the Virgin Mary, adjacent to the episcopal residence on Petrov Hill, dates from 1886–1888. The author of the project is August Prokop, and the chapel itself was built by Eduard Exner. The end of the chapel is made up of five sides of an octagon. As it is part of the Brno diocese, it is not freely accessible. However, it is well visible from the Denisov Orchards, where it is located in a dominant position on…