Zajímavé, díky.
April 17, 2010 Baroque pool
Categories: Finds and rescue research in the Czech Republic , Calendar
Eleven years ago, archaeologists in the Island made a unique discovery. They oversaw the reconstruction of the local Palace of Princes and came across Diana's baths from the end of the seventeenth century, which were lined with Delft tiles brought from Holland.
They come from the Dutch city of Delft. The tiles were decorated with handmade blue paintings under white glaze. The motives were different. According to experts, the pool was two and a half by four meters.
"It's a very interesting discovery. The plates come from Holland, so they have motifs like windmills, but also fishermen by the sea or a church. For the most part, the tiles were cut during construction work in the past. But some remain, "said archaeologist Jiří Klsák.
Torsos of tiles were found everywhere in the rubble, but also on the walls of the pool and on the sides of the stairs. The tiles were ordered by the Baden Baden from Delft via Hamburg, probably before the pool was completed. According to the information of the Museum of Karlovy Vary behind the Tuscan beginning of the twentieth century, the tearing took place. On the other hand, it is not known whether the pool was created in one phase or was later modified.
"Findings of damaged tiles under the clay insulation of the bottom and in the joints on the sides at the bottom of the northern part of the pool allow for the possibility of an older and younger phase," Klsák said.
The fact that archaeologists actually came across Diana's pool proves that there were paintings on the ceiling depicting Diana's bath. "We really know from proven sources from the twentieth century that such a painting was found in the Palace of Princes," Klsák remarked.
Rescue archaeological research was carried out by experts due to the modernization and reconstruction of the premises into a library. In addition to the remains of the Baroque pool, archaeologists came across older brick tiles, old partitions, built-ins and outbuildings, especially in the south wing of the palace, which have disappeared and are not usually included in the current plans.
The construction of the Palace of Princes began in the middle of the seventeenth century by Julius Henry, who was the Duke of Saxonylauenburg. In 1640, he acquired a farmyard located in front of the entrance to the town called the White Court, which he incorporated into the chateau park. He began construction of a new single-wing castle building in 1685. When he died four years later, the Margrave of Baden, Ludwig Wilhelm, continued the project. The palace of princes was completed in 1696, probably on the basis of a design by Domenico Egidius Rossi. He worked in Prague and Vienna for several large aristocratic families.
Sources: http://kvmuz.cz/, Právo, www.ct24.cz
Photo: Jan Tajer, Karlovy Vary Museum
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