Zvonice u kostela Sv. Alžbety / Belfry at St. Elisabeth Church - Cáslav (Central Bohemia)
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N 49° 54.835 E 015° 23.268
33U E 527842 N 5529131
Depicted small belfry, belonging to the adjacent Church of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia (Kostel Sv. Alžbety Durynské) in Caslav, is interesting piece of Renaissance sacral architecture.
Waymark Code: WMQV9R
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/30/2016
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Shebi Team
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Depicted small belfry, belonging to the adjacent Church of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia (Kostel Sv. Alžbety Durynské) in Caslav, is interesting piece of Renaissance sacral architecture.

Church and belfry were built for a new town hospital and adjacent cemetery in Caslav suburb called "Horske predmesti" in 1553. Belfry is simple two-storey tower structure of square ground plan. The ground floor is windowless, with entrance from the church precincts, the bell floor is equipped by doubled arched windows. Roof is pyramidal with lantern. Despite partial adaptations (plasters and roof shape), belfry kept its original Renaissance appearance.

Date of origin:: ca 1553

Architect(s): unknown Renaissance architect

Style: High Renaissance (ca. 1500–1550)

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Type of building (structure): Bellfry

Address:
Kostel Sv. Alžběty Durynské Nazaret 286 01 Čáslav Czech Republic

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