Vysočina - Kingdom of Baroque Gems

Vysočina - Kingdom of Baroque Gems

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Vysočina - Kingdom of Baroque Gems
Take a look around Vysočina, a Baroque landscape even after more than three hundred years since the end of the era. A picturesque, idyllic and gracefully undulating countryside where you can walk or cycle to get out of the town and see the onion-shaped towers of churches, chapels, wayside shrines and long alleys along the roads. All of this is crowned by one of the most remarkable buildings in Europe – the star-shaped church at Zelená hora, inscribed by UNESCO.
Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou
Zelená hora

Zelená hora near Žďár nad Sázavou

5 gates, 5 chapels, 5 altars and 5 stars. The Church of St. John of Nepomuk on Zelená hora is one of the most original buildings in Europe, which still amazes people from all over the world to this very day. This UNESCO monument and work of the talented architect Jan Blažej Santini Aichel is aplace which deserves to be visited by all those who appreciate its mysticism and unique architecture, interwoven with the powerful story of St. John of Nepomuk, the Czech saint.
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