TECHNICAL EXCURSIONS
September 15, 2011 |
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A) KARLOVY VARY (Carlsbad) Spa town located in western Bohemia which gained its reputation by the discovery of natural hot mineral springs.
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Information will be added later.
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B) KARLSTEIN CASTLE (medieval castle, founded and built by Emperor Charles IV between 1348 - 1355)
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National Cultural Monument, Karlštejn Castle (http://www.hradkarlstejn.cz/en/). Special attention paid to the documentation of the gothic wall paintings (2006-2009).
Commentary to the paintings: Petr Bareš, conservator, web site: http://www.petrbares.cz
Commentary to the photogrammetric documentation: Ing Jiří Vidman, photogrammetrist, web site: http://www.vidman.cz/index.php?lang=en
This excursion is organized in cooperation with: The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites, Regional Office for Central Bohemia in Prague (http://stc.npu.cz/)
Capacity: 1 or 2 buses, approx. 40 – 80 person
Anticipated programme:
08:00 departure from Prague 09:00 arrival at Karlstein castle 10:00-13:00 excursion of the castle incl the church of Saint Mary, the chapell of Sain Catharina and the chapell of the Holly Cross 13:00-14:00 lunch 15:30 departure back to Prague |
UNESCO SITES with special programme for restauration and documentation of historical monuments: |
C) KUTNA HORA (Due to the prosperous silver mines Kutná Hora became, after Prague, the second most important town of the Bohemian Kingdom in the Middle Ages.)
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Kutna Hora (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/732)
Visited monuments: - Convent church of Assumption of Virgin Mary and St. John the Baptist, former Cistercian monastery in Kutná Hora – Sedlec (http://www.sedlec.info/Katedrala/en_index.html) - Ossuary, Kutná Hora – Sedlec (http://www.kostnice.cz/) - Historical centre of Kutná Hora (http://www.kutna-hora.net/en/) - Church of Saint Barbara (http://www.chramsvatebarbory.cz/index.php?lang=en), National Cultural Monument
This excursion is organized in cooperation with: - Roman-catholic parish Kutna Hora – Sedlec (http://www.sedlec.info) - Roman-catholic parish - archdecanal office Kutna Hora (http://www.khfarnost.cz/wordpress/) - The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites, Regional Office for Central Bohemia in Prague, PhDr. Aleš Pospíšil (http://stc.npu.cz/) - MURUS, Ing. Jan Vinař (http://www.murus.cz/)
Capacity: 1 or 2 buses, approx. 40 – 80 person
Anticipated programme:
08:00 departure from Prague 10:00 arrival in Sedlec 10:00-12:00 excursion of the Convent church of Assumption of Virgin Mary and the Ossuary 12:00-14:00 lunch and walk through the city to the Church of Saint Barbara 14:00-16:00 excursion of the Church of Saint Barbara, excursion will be guided by Ing. Jan Vinař 18:00 return to Prague |
D) ZELENA HORA (The pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk on Green Hill is the highest achievement of his work and a unique architectural monument, which was included on the Word Heritage of UNESCO in December 1994.) You can download the information leaflat here. Detailed information you can download here.
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Visited monuments: - Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená hora (http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/690) - Castle premises, former Cistercian monastery including Convent Church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary (http://www.zamekzdar.cz/en/index.aspx)
This excursion is organized in cooperation with: - The National Institute for the Protection and Conservation of Monuments and Sites, Regional Office for Vysočina Region in Telč (http://www.telc.npu.cz/) - Information and Tourist Center, Žďár nad Sázavou (http://www.zamekzdar.cz/)
Capacity: 1 or 2 buses, approx. 40 – 80 person
Anticipated programme:
08:00 departure from Prague 10:30 arrivat at Žďár, separation of the group into 2 or 4 groups to get approx. 20 person per one smaller group 11:00-13:00 excursion of the Pilgrimage Church of St John of Nepomuk at Zelená hora 13:00-14:00 Lunch (restaurant Táferna) 14:00-16:00 excursion of the castle and the church (second and eventually 4th group will have the excusrion the other way arround) 18:30 return to Prague
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