J.B. Santini - Zelená Hora - Poutní kostel / Pilgrimage church (Czech Republic)
N 49° 34.810 E 015° 56.520
33U E 568095 N 5492379
This stamp is devoted to the UNESCO World heritage site - a stunning Pilgrimage church of St. John Nepomuk (In Czech: Poutní kostel sv. Jana Nepomuckého) at Zelená Hora...
Waymark Code: WM6J6K
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 06/09/2009
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The Pilgrimage church of St. John of Nepomuk is not far from the Moravian city Ždár nad Sázavou. The transition of the Gothic into the Baroque style brought about in Bohemia at the beginning of the 18th century an architectural style referred to as Baroque Gothic, a style which is absolutely unique and does not appear anywhere else in Europe. The most famous building to display this style is the Church of St. John of Nepomuk.
Church of St. John of Nepomuk was built in the 1719-1722 and its undoubtedly the most significant work by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichl who masterfully managed to combine baroque and gothic styles. The purpose of the church, which was financed by the Cistercian monastery, was to glorify John of Nepomuk, whose canonization took place at the time the church started being built, as a mighty patron and saint.