František Ferdinand hrabe z Gallasu / Franz Ferdinand Count of Gallas (Hejnice basilica, Czech Republic)
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Beautiful coat of arms of Franz Ferdinand Count of Gallas (František Ferdinand hrabe z Gallasu) you can find on the facade above the entrance of Baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary Visitation in Hejnice (North Bohemia).
Waymark Code: WM8BX7
Location: Liberecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/09/2010
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Dáin & Olík
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Beautiful coat of arms of Franz Ferdinand Count of Gallas (František Ferdinand hrabe z Gallasu; 1635-1697), the founder of the new Baroque monastic complex in Hejnice, you can find on the facade above the entrance of Baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary Visitation. The depicted recently restored Gallas' coat of arm, made of several materials (stone, stucco, iron), is also interesting thanks to mistake of restorer - the standard Gallas coat of arms has two blue bars with one golden in left-lower and righ-upper quarters of the shield.

Bearer of Coat of Arms: Noble (aristocratic) family

Full name of the bearer: František Ferdinand hrabě z Gallasu / Franz Ferdinand Count of Gallas

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Front facade of the Baroque Basilica of the Virgin Mary Visitation with beautifully decorated interior, situated in small town Hejnice, at the foot of northern slopes of Jizera Mts. in North Bohemia.

Material / Design: Combination of materials

Blazon (heraldic description):
Quarterly shield; Or, an eagle displayed sable (black eagle in golden field; 1st and 4th quarter); azure, fess or (golden horizontal bar in blue field; 2st and 3th quarter).

Address:
Bazilika Navštívení Panny Marie Klášterní 1 463 62 Hejnice Czech Republic

Web page about the structure where is Coat of Arms installed (if exists): [Web Link]

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