A late-gothic altar in St. Jacob's Basilica in Levoca, a town in the eastern Slovakia, is celebrating its 500th anniversary since the installation, Zuzana Bereghazova of Levoca Town Hall informed on Friday.

The celebrations related to the anniversary will culminate with "an Evening with the Master Paul" due to take place in the St. Jacob's Basilica on Saturday.

The event is set to pay tribute to the work of the well-known medieval carver Master Paul of Levoca who made the altar, which, at a height of 18.62 meters, is the highest late-gothic altar in the world, according to Bereghazova.

The altar is 6.72 meters wide and was created between 1507-1517.

In the altar cabinet there are three monumental sculptures of Madonna with a baby, Saint Jacob and Saint John the Apostle. The lower part portrays the Last Supper.

"The artwork has been restored several times. The latest large-scale restoration work started in 2012 and took almost three years for the monument to be returned to its original look," said Bereghazova.

St. Jacob's Basilica, the third biggest gothic church in Slovakia, was built in the 14th century

Since 2009, the historical center of the Foundation Messerschmitt Stiftung, along with the altar, have been inscribed in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

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