Originally, the royal castle Velešín belonged, since the time of its origin in the second half of the 13th century, among one of the power footholds in the region and retained its function even through repeated changes of ownership rights till the end of the Hussite ...

The paper focuses on the reconstructions of the castle of Český Krumlouv during thereign of Oldřich II. of Rosenberg (1418–1451) which inflicted the whole area of the then gothic castle. The erection of new palace wings around the fourth courtyard made the problem of western&#...

The paper presents a basic summary of existing knowledge about Jan Vítovec and his family’s influence in services of European rulers. It focuses on several chosen sites (Veliki Tabor, Vrbovec, Varaždin, Grebengrad) which were, in southern Croatia, in Vítovec family’s possessions ...

The Cheb region belongs to the historical areas which are distinctly and morphologically determined. It is, due to its complicated historical development, a suitable area to demonstrate links between settlements and landscape, respectively to observe the variations of symbolism created...

A brief glance at the Křivoklát region shows that each manorial residence, more specifically its typological group, exhibits a different conception of both public and private space, variant representation of residential and utility buildings as well as a divergent approach to location a...

The paper focuses on the development of lesser royal domain in the lower flow of the Sázava River around Vladislavice (Václavice). In the town´s surroundings stand three castles Týnec, Zbořený and Konopiště. The aforementioned castles are part of the polemic whether they are royall...

Nový Žeberk castle, possibly built by Otto from Bergov in 1321–1327, belongs to a group of liege castles of John of Bohemia. The castle, during the time of its existence, had been fulfilling all its functions including residential until it demised after 1454. The oldest&...

The Royal Oratory is the most prominent contribution of late Gothic architecture in the interior of St. Vitus Cathedral in Prague Castle. The analysis of original late Gothic details together with its original decoration is made. The attention is also paid to the reconstruction...

The stabilization of the Bezděz Castle royal palace´s interiors (Bezděz cadastral, Česká Lípa district) enabled to capture and evaluate various construction details of the palace and its contact with the chapel. Acquired information offers a new model of architectural development since its&#...