- See other locations named Karlštejn. Karlštejn is name of several locations in the Czech Republic: Karlštejn, a castle in Central Bohemian Region ( Beroun District
Karlštejn (German: Karlstein) is a large Gothic castle founded in the 14th century by Charles IV. The German language (de ''Deutsch'') is a West Germanic language and one of the world's major languages. See also Gothic art Gothic architecture is a style of Architecture which flourished during the high and late medieval period. A castle is a defensive structure seen as one of the main symbols of the Middle Ages. Charles IV ( Czech: Karel IV, German: Karl IV, Hungarian: IV Károly; 14 May 1316 &ndash The castle served as a place for safekeeping the Empire coronation jewels, holy relics and other royal treasures. The Holy Roman Empire ( HRE; German Heiliges Römisches Reich (HRR, Latin Sacrum Romanum Imperium (SRI was a union of territories in A coronation is a ceremony marking the investiture of a Monarch with regal power specifically involving the placement of a crown upon his or her head and the A relic is an object or a personal item of religious significance carefully preserved with an air of Veneration as a tangible memorial Located about 20 km southwest of Prague in the Karlštejn village, it is one of the most famous and heavily visited castles in the Czech Republic. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand Prague (ˈprɑːg Praha (ˈpraɦa see also other names) is the Capital and Largest city of the Czech Republic. The Czech Republic ( ˈt͡ʃɛskaː ˈrɛpuˌblɪka short form in Česko ˈt͡ʃɛskɔ also called Czechia,
History
The castle was founded in 1348 by the Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV who personally supervised the construction works and the decoration of interiors. The construction was finished nearly twenty years later when the "heart" of the treasury – the Chapel of the Holy Cross situated in the Great tower – was consecrated in 1365. Consecration is the solemn dedication to a special purpose or service usually religious With the outbreak of the Hussite Wars, the Czech coronation jewels were moved to the castle and were kept there for almost two centuries, with some short-time breaks. The Hussite Wars, also called the Bohemian Wars involved the military actions against and amongst the followers of Jan Hus in Bohemia in the period 1420
The castle underwent several reconstructions: in late Gothic style after 1480, in Renaissance style in the last quarter of the 16th century and finally a neo-Gothic reconstruction between 1887 and 1899 carried out by Josef Mocker that gave the castle the present look. Renaissance architecture is the architecture of the period between the early 15th and early 17th centuries in different regions of Europe in which there was a The Gothic Revival is an architectural movement which began Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1899 ( MDCCCXCIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Josef Mocker ( 22 November 1835 in Cítoliby - 15 November 1899 in Prague) - Bohemian architect and restorer
Description
Individual buildings of the castle are situated at different height levels expressing their importance. Theodoric of Prague or Master Theoderic (in Latin Magister Theodoricus (working ca 1360 — 1380 was a Gothic painter who was court painter to Charles Dominating on the hilltop is the 60m high and separately fortified Great tower built upon massive walls (4-6 m of thickness) that houses the Chapel of the Holy Cross. Fortifications are Military Constructions and Buildings designed for defense in Warfare Humans have constructed defensive works for From there one can step down to the Marian tower, the five-storeyed Imperial palace and come to the Well tower and Burgrave's palace located at the lowest level.
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