Buchlov Castle / Hrad Buchlov - Czech Republic
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The stamp issued in 2016 depicting one of the oldest castles in Moravia, the Buchlov Castle, as a part of stamp series "Beauties of Our Country".
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Location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/04/2017
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The stamp depicting one of the oldest and one of the most picturesque castles in Moravia, the Buchlov Castle, was issued on April 6, 2016 by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic as part of a stamp series named as Krásy naší vlasti, i.e."Beauties of Our Country".
The stamp shows a view of the courtyard between the first and the second gate. In presented view dominates the center of the castle from the 13th-14th centuries with the moat wall. The author of its artistic design issue is a painter Adolf Absolon and the author of the engraving is an engraver Martin Srb.
"This Late Romanesque castle was built originally by the king in the 13th century (mentioned in written sources in 1277) as the centre of a royal hunting district. The core of the castle was dominated by two rectangular keeps or dwelling towers (to the west and east) between which an intimate courtyard was found. The north and south side of this courtyard was, already in the 13th century, surrounded by regal palace buildings, connected to another tower, situated on the south side of the castle core. This comprised of an entrance gate on the grand level and a delicate, richly illuminated chapel on the upper floor. A re-installed Romanesque arched frieze has also been preserved from this earliest stage. By the beginning of the 15th century the castle core was surrounded by outer ward (parkán) wall fortifications and the northern palace was expanded towards the east. It is likely that even then an outer bailey existed to the southwest side of the core. In 1468 the castle was damaged by Hungarian troops; and a widespread Late Gothic reconstruction followed, which lasted until the early 16th century. This reconstruction touched on the whole northern tract, including the old eastern tower, which was reduced to the level of the adjacent palace. The interiors of the first floor of this wing were equipped with high-quality ribbed vaults with cross and net patterns. The keys of these vaults have remarkable heraldic decoration."
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