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Meltzerova vzorkovna vitrazi Traditional Geocache

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Hidden : 11/12/2011
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[CS]

Cache je urcena priznivcum technickych pamatek. Privede vas k znacne neobvyklemu predstaviteli industrialni architektury konce devatenacteho stoleti - budove byvale malirny a vzorkovny vitrazi. Stojite pred objektem, kde od roku 1888 fungovala dilna Carla Meltzera, jez se specializovala na vyrobu chramovych oken. Soucasti tovarnicky je od roku 1893 dvacet pet metru vysoka sestiboka pseudogoticka vez z piskovcovych kvadru, jejiz prvni patro slouzilo jako vzorkovna sklenenych vitrazi. Vnitrek stavby byl upraven jako zimni zahrada s exotickymi rostlinami a vodotryskem. V roce 1900 se vyroba presunula do Zitavy, vzorkovna vsak byla funkcni az do Meltzerovy smrti v roce 1907. Vysledky prace zdejsi fabricky muzete videt treba v baroknim kostele Nanebevzeti Panny Marie na namesti v Novem Boru (viz cache GC1NDNG) - jsou zde vitraze v oknech s figurální výzdobou (Jan Krtitel a Madona). Na dalsi muzete narazit na liberecke radnici - sest velkych oken v zasedaci sini s alegorickymi postavami (znazornuji umeni, vedu, obchod, prumysl kupecky stav a mestskou spravu) a take okno v salonku zachycujici starou Libereckou radnici. Meltzerova malirna a vzorkovna vitrazi je od roku 1958 kulturni pamatkou. Objekt je bohuzel v neutesenem stavu a chatra. Sestice soch, ktera zdobila vnejsi fasadu veze, odpociva v depozitari.

Zaparkovat muzete u nedalekeho zeleznicniho viaduktu (viz pomocny waypoint). Primo okolo objektu vede cyklotrasa c.3054 z Ceske Lipy do Noveho Boru.


[EN]

Cache is located near atypical monument of industrial architecture. There was a glassworks workshop since 1888. Carl Meltzer (the owner of the company) built there 25 meters high tower in 1893. This uncommon building was used as a show room for customers. Small factory was focused on production of Stained Glass which were used in churches and other representative buildings. The production was moved to Zittau in 1900. The showroom works till owners dead in 1907. The building is on list of czech national monuments since 1958, but unfortunately it is in poor condition now.

You can park near railway viadukt (see attached waypoint).


Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

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