St Barbara Church in Kutna Hora
by Jenny Rainbow
Title
St Barbara Church in Kutna Hora
Artist
Jenny Rainbow
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Photograph - Photography
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St Barbara Church in Kutna Hora by Jenny Rainbow.
The Church of St Barbara, a jewel of the late Gothic period.
The historic town center of Kutná Hora with the Church of St Barbara located in Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. Kutna Hora has developed as a result of the discovery and exploitation of the rich veins of silver ore since the end of the 13th century.
In the 14th century, it became a royal city endowed with buildings that symbolized its enormous prosperity. The Church of St Barbara was to influence considerably the architecture of Central Europe. Today, this masterpiece, representing cathedral architecture, form the dominants of a well-preserved medieval town-planning structure filled with Gothic and Baroque urban fabric.
the most amazing scenes of Saint Barbara Church are hidden before visitor´s eyes. Churches weren´t built only for our admiration, but mainly they are dedicated to God and the strangest objects are placed highly on the top of the church. Using binoculars you may admire fantastic fauna, that is comprising of chimaeras, bats, daemons, harpias, frogs or even winged rams. You may find a monkey with an orange on one of the south pillars. It is the first plastic depiction of this fruit in Bohemia. There is a pleasurous atmosphere made by coloured light of church windows and by perfect acoustics. Organ concerts are organised there, as well as regular masses are taking place in the Church of Saint Barbara.
Source: www.kutna-hora.net
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December 27th, 2017
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