This red-brick neo-Gothic church's 90m-high tower is surpassed in height only by the cathedral in Zagreb and dominates downtown Osijek. Built in the 1890s, the interior has 40 elaborate stained-glass windows in Viennese style and vividly coloured frescos by Croatian painter Mirko Rački.
Church of St Peter & Paul
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