The first records of Krasný Dvůr date back to the 14th century, since then numerous aristocratic families (e.g. Kolowrats) held possession of it until Count Hermann Czernin bought it in the middle of the 17th century. Count Franz Josef Czernin decided to start an extensive reconstruction on a Renaissance villa built on the site of a Gothic stronghold originally constructed by Jan Maštovský of Kolovraty at the end of the 16th century.
The reconstruction project was undertaken by Czech architect František Maxmilián Kaňka and was distinctly influenced by the French architecture; construction went on between 1720 and 1724. Some alterations of chateau buildings were made at the end of the 18th century. In 1783 the chapel was erected, in 1791–92 two-pair staircases were built in the court and in the northern garden and ground arcades were walled at the same time.
Exhibitionedit
Historical fencing
Eighteen rooms and lobby galleries are open to the public. Valuable paintings by Czech and European artists are installed here (some of the most well-known being Petr Brandl, Karel Škréta, Ludvík Kohl, Joseph Bergler, Filip Kristian Benthum, Kristian Brand and Élisabeth Vigée-Lebrun), and a number of graphic arts, porcelain, china, glass, earthenware, clocks, original Adam fireplaces, furniture and other samples of historical craftsmen's skills are to be seen. Some thematic collections are also remarkable (e.g. an extensive Baroque pictorial anthology of dog-portrayals by artist Petr Václav.
Parkedit
The castle park in Krásný Dvůr park with an area of 250 acres (1.0 km2) was founded in 1783–1793 by Johann Rudolf Czernin. He was influenced partly by his botanic inclinations and then also by his journey around Western Europe, which he undertook in 1779. In those days a new park trend had begun expanding into Europe from England. Natural scenery was to be brought into the very neighbourhood of buildings according to this trend. The principle of the landscape park is based directly on the condition of a natural landscape, not an artificially man-made one. The castle park of Krásný Dvůr is true evidence of this school of thought. In accordance with taste of those days it was brightened with a number of Romantic buildings enriching vacant fields or closing various vistas of park scenes.
From the dendrological point of view you can find more than one hundred species of trees in the park, and entirely domestic or domesticated species only. A number of ancient oaks, beeches, limes, horse chestnuts, plane trees, maples and alders grow there. The most important of them is the so-called Goethe's Oak (today already only a torso), the age of which is estimated at 1,000 years, which ranks it among the oldest trees in the Czech Republic. Deeper in the park we find Pan's-Temple, the Obelisk, the Vantage Pavilion, Goethe's Pavilion, a memorial plaque with the engraved names of important people who have visited the park, a hermitage, a grotto with a sarcophagus and other interesting objects. The so-called French garden, situated behind the eastern part of the chateau, is also of note. Its parterre is solved with a pond and grassy areas, which are embellished with large yew-trees and smaller box-trees.
krásný, dvůr, castle, czech, zámek, krásný, dvůr, german, schönhof, baroque, chateau, krásný, dvůr, north, bohemia, czech, republic, acre, english, style, landscape, park, garden, inspired, that, versailles, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, im. Krasny Dvur Castle Czech Zamek Krasny Dvur German Schonhof is a Baroque chateau in Krasny Dvur North Bohemia Czech Republic It has a 250 acre 1 0 km2 English style landscape park and a garden inspired by that of Versailles Krasny Dvur Castle This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Krasny Dvur Castle news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2021 Learn how and when to remove this message Contents 1 History 2 Exhibition 3 Park 4 In film 5 External linksHistory editThe first records of Krasny Dvur date back to the 14th century since then numerous aristocratic families e g Kolowrats held possession of it until Count Hermann Czernin bought it in the middle of the 17th century Count Franz Josef Czernin decided to start an extensive reconstruction on a Renaissance villa built on the site of a Gothic stronghold originally constructed by Jan Mastovsky of Kolovraty at the end of the 16th century The reconstruction project was undertaken by Czech architect Frantisek Maxmilian Kanka and was distinctly influenced by the French architecture construction went on between 1720 and 1724 Some alterations of chateau buildings were made at the end of the 18th century In 1783 the chapel was erected in 1791 92 two pair staircases were built in the court and in the northern garden and ground arcades were walled at the same time Exhibition edit nbsp Historical fencing Eighteen rooms and lobby galleries are open to the public Valuable paintings by Czech and European artists are installed here some of the most well known being Petr Brandl Karel Skreta Ludvik Kohl Joseph Bergler Filip Kristian Benthum Kristian Brand and Elisabeth Vigee Lebrun and a number of graphic arts porcelain china glass earthenware clocks original Adam fireplaces furniture and other samples of historical craftsmen s skills are to be seen Some thematic collections are also remarkable e g an extensive Baroque pictorial anthology of dog portrayals by artist Petr Vaclav Park editThe castle park in Krasny Dvur park with an area of 250 acres 1 0 km2 was founded in 1783 1793 by Johann Rudolf Czernin He was influenced partly by his botanic inclinations and then also by his journey around Western Europe which he undertook in 1779 In those days a new park trend had begun expanding into Europe from England Natural scenery was to be brought into the very neighbourhood of buildings according to this trend The principle of the landscape park is based directly on the condition of a natural landscape not an artificially man made one The castle park of Krasny Dvur is true evidence of this school of thought In accordance with taste of those days it was brightened with a number of Romantic buildings enriching vacant fields or closing various vistas of park scenes From the dendrological point of view you can find more than one hundred species of trees in the park and entirely domestic or domesticated species only A number of ancient oaks beeches limes horse chestnuts plane trees maples and alders grow there The most important of them is the so called Goethe s Oak today already only a torso the age of which is estimated at 1 000 years which ranks it among the oldest trees in the Czech Republic Deeper in the park we find Pan s Temple the Obelisk the Vantage Pavilion Goethe s Pavilion a memorial plaque with the engraved names of important people who have visited the park a hermitage a grotto with a sarcophagus and other interesting objects The so called French garden situated behind the eastern part of the chateau is also of note Its parterre is solved with a pond and grassy areas which are embellished with large yew trees and smaller box trees In film editThe castle was used by Jiri Menzel as a location for his film End of Old Times Konec starych casu 1989 based on a 1934 eponymous novel by Vladislav Vancura External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Krasny Dvur Castle Details about Krasny Dvur 50 15 08 N 13 22 11 E 50 2521944444 N 13 3696944444 E 50 2521944444 13 3696944444 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Krasny Dvur Castle amp oldid 1225652785, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
