Monuments and Memorials in the Czech Republic - Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Mausoleum of Yugoslavian Soldiers in Olomouc, Stalin Monument (Paperback)

Chapters: Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc, Mausoleum of Yugoslavian Soldiers in Olomouc, Stalin Monument, Kobylisy Shooting Range, Memorial to the Victims of Communism, Jan Hus Memorial, Klacelka. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 29. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a Baroque monument in the Czech Republic, built in 17161754 in honour of God. The main purpose was a spectacular celebration of Catholic Church and faith, partly caused by feeling of gratitude for ending a plague, which struck Moravia (now in the Czech Republic) between 1714 and 1716. The column was also understood to be an expression of local patriotism, since all artists and master craftsmen working on this monument were Olomouc citizens, and almost all depicted saints were connected with the city of Olomouc in some way. It is the biggest Baroque sculptural group in the Czech Republic. In 2000 it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as "one of the most exceptional examples of the apogee of central European Baroque artistic expression." Historical picture of the Holy Trinity Column on Olomouc Upper SquareAccording to the ICOMOS evaluation of this patrimony, "the erection of Marian (plague) columns on town squares is an exclusively Baroque, post-Tridentine, phenomenon. Its iconographic basis lies in the Book of Revelation. The basic model is thought to have been the column in the Piazza Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome, from 1614. This monument for Olomouc was the culmination of work of several artists and master craftsmen, but it did not bring much fortune to them. The first to die during the work was Wenzel Render, a monumental mason and privileged imperial architect. He came first with the idea to build the column, enforced his will upon the city council, designed it, buil...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=346151