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Czech architecture, or more precisely architecture of the Czech Republic or architecture of Czechia, is a term covering many important historical and contemporary architectural movements in Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia. From its early beginnings to the present day, almost all historical styles are represented, including many monuments from ...
Choir of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague built by Matthias of Arras and Peter Parler in 1344–1385 [1]. Czech Gothic architecture refers to the architectural period primarily of the Late Middle Ages in the area of the present-day Czech Republic (former Crown of Bohemia, primarily consisting of the Kingdom of Bohemia and Margraviate of Moravia).
The Baroque style also changed the character of the Czech countryside (churches and chapels in Czech countryside are mostly Baroque). [1] Czech Baroque architecture is considered to be a unique part of the European cultural heritage thanks to its extensiveness and extraordinariness. In the first third of the 18th century the Czech lands ...
The Renaissance architecture coexisted with the Gothic style in Bohemia and Moravia until the late 16th century (e. g. the residential part of a palace was built in the modern Renaissance style but its chapel was designed with Gothic elements). The facades of Czech Renaissance buildings were often decorated with sgraffito (figural or ornamental).
Prague Castle (Czech: Pražský hrad; [ˈpraʃskiː ˈɦrat]) is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia.
Gothic architecture: St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague, Czech Republic. Weser Renaissance style: Juleum in Helmstedt, ... A guide to architectural styles, Phaidon, 1983;
The farmsteads from the 18th and 19th centuries have facades with stucco decorations in a style that is known as South Bohemian Folk Baroque. [13] Litomyšl Castle: Pardubice Region: 1999 901; ii, iv (cultural) The Litomyšl Castle was constructed as a country residence in the second half of the 16th century, in the Renaissance style. It is a ...
Renaissance architecture in the Czech Republic (1 C, 15 P) Renaissance Revival architecture in the Czech Republic (9 P) Rococo architecture in the Czech Republic (2 P)