Karlstejn Castle
by Joan Carroll
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Karlstejn Castle
Artist
Joan Carroll
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Photograph - Digital Photograph
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When rulers of old chose the high ground for their forts, they sure weren't messing around! Karlstejn Castle sits very high up on the bluff above the town of the same name. Located about 30 km southwest of Prague above the village of the same name, it is one of the most famous and most frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic. On the day we visited we were told we had about 30 minutes to wait until the next tour of the interior. Of course I couldn't sit still and started walking all around the grounds. One sign directed you down to the well tower (in which there was the obligatory gift shop) but this is the view that you got, looking back up to the castle! I didn't have any difficulty filling 30 minutes with photos from this point. What is visible in this picture is the Marian Tower and the Big Tower. The central area of the 60m high and separately fortified (4�7,5 m thick walls) Big Tower is the Chapel of the Holy Cross; it has no analogy in concept elsewhere in the world. In the safety of the chapel, behind four doors with nineteen locks to each key was guarded independently, the valuable documents of the state archive were kept along with the symbols of the state power � the Czech Crown Jewels. Sadly for us, that was not on the tour!
FEATURED PHOTO, Gothic Romance group, 1/6/14
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January 4th, 2014
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