Památky středních Čech, 2025 (vol. 39), issue 1

Hrochův Hrádek near Březnice

Vladislav Razím, Jiří Marounek

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The article presents the results of the survey and documentation of the remains of the tower house (or stronghold) known as Hrochův Hrádek (Příbram District). Moreover, it highlights the previously fruitless efforts to conserve the structure and the rapid decrease of the masonry and its informational value. The tower was most likely built during the first half of the 14th century in an abandoned early medieval fortified settlement.

Klášterní Skalice
The Transformation of the Cistercian Monastery from the Middle Ages to Modern Times

Alena Nachtmannová

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The Cistercian Monastery in Klášterní Skalice was the earliest foundation of this order in the Czech lands. Nevertheless, it was a significant institution under the personal patronage of Wenceslas IV. Both the size of the initiated structures and their artistic quality reflected this reality. However, the monastery remained unfinished and vanished completely during the Hussite Era. During the 15th and 16th centuries, several attempts were made by the neighbouring Catholic noblemen and the parent monastery in Sedlec near Kutná Hora to renovate it, but all efforts were unsuccessful. It was only after the Battle of White Mountain that the local monastic...

New Findings about the Transformations of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Obděnice

Jan Veselý

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

During the recent reconstruction of the ceiling and walls of the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary in Obděnice (dist. Příbram), illusive paintings were discovered on the nave walls, forming a single architectural unit with the coffered ceiling from 1891–1983. Restoration research in the presbytery confirmed the existence of Late Renaissance paintings from the era of Jakub Krčín of Jelčany and Sedlčany. The original form of the triumphal arch of a perished Romanesque apse was discovered. Additionally, the findings enabled a more detailed understanding of the complex development of the right window located in the southern wall of the...

On the Identification of the Medieval Heart of Dobřejovice Castle

Jan Pešta

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The article focuses on new findings from the building history survey of the previously unexplored castle in Dobřejovice (Prague-East District). The core of the current low-key, austere, and primarily Baroque four-wing structure is a Gothic water fortress with a nearly square ground floor. Relatively small, yet evidential remains of a medieval structure were identified, allowing for an approximate reconstruction of the residence. The primary contribution of the article is its focus on a hitherto unknown fortress, which broadens our awareness of the dense network of medieval feudal seats in Prague’s vicinity.

The Castle with the Holy Trinity Chapel in Dobřejovice around 1700

Pavel Zahradník

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The article discusses the Holy Trinity Chapel in Dobřejovice near Prague, which is part of the local castle. Around 1700, Count František Karel Přehořovský of Kvasejovice, who (along with his wife) owned the Dobřejovice estate, commissioned the castle’s construction by converting it from the previous fortress. Giovanni Battista Alliprandi, who carried out the reconstruction, worked for Count Přehořovský and designed some of his most remarkable buildings (the palace at no. 347/III in the Lesser Town of Prague and the Piarist Monastery and church in Benešov). Nevertheless, it remains uncertain who designed the castle chapel in Dobřejovice, which...

On the Little-Known Examples of Early Gothic Chiselled Vegetable Décor in Kutná Hora District in the 13th Century

Pavel Kroupa

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The article analyses the Early Gothic chiselled vegetal décor on the portals of the Church of St Bartholomew in Okřesaneč and the Church of Sts Peter and Paul in Slavošov in the Kutná Hora District. According to the analysis of the Okřesaneč church portal décor, it was created by the workshop of the Church of St Bartholomew in Kolín nad Labem. It features a naturalist type of vegetal décor from the late second half of the 13th century. The vegetal décor of the Slavošov portal is seriously damaged. With some degree of probability, it can be considered a generalised type of vegetal décor from around the mid-13th century.

The Kentucky Coffee Tree on the Premises of the Evangelical Congregation in Lysá nad Labem or the History of a Tree in the Urban Conservation Area

Stanislav Svoboda

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

Using the example of the memorial Kentucky coffee tree, located on the grounds of the Evangelical Congregation in Lysá nad Labem, which is recognised as a cultural monument, this short study seeks to illustrate the channels through which woody plants could be introduced and spread in the country, beyond aristocratic or industrial gardens and parks, during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It is particularly noteworthy that, in this case, there were three examples of the same kind and perhaps also the same age, each destined for a different place.

The Former Hospital of St Elisabeth in Lysá nad Labem

Eva Zápalková

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The article presents information about the Museum of Bedřich Hrozný in Lysá nad Labem, built as a Late Baroque women’s hospital on the foundations of an earlier structure. It uncovers the origin, the previous hospital rules and operation, the links to the Hospital of the Holy Cross at Karlov, and the circumstances of its closure in 1805. The article monitors the hospital’s destiny in the 19th century as a building rented out for various purposes. The early 20th century marked a favourable milestone when the building was taken over by the municipality and became the seat of the municipal savings bank. The overall reconstruction in 2015 resulted...

Findings from the Baroque Repair of the Facades of House no. 45 in Krásná Hora nad Vltavou

Jindřiška Černochová

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The Renaissance fortress in Krásná Hora nad Vltavou was rebuilt in the Baroque style, most likely transforming it into an administrative building. It was later renovated in the Classicist style and converted into a granary. The repairs conducted during 2021–2022 revealed new information about the building’s lesser-known Baroque phase.

From the Repair of the Facade of the Parsonage of the Church of the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary in Maršovice

Dagmar Primusová

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The parsonage in Maršovice (District Benešov) dates back to the early 18th century and was originally a new Baroque structure that later underwent significant modifications. The loose roof covering and façade plastering posed a danger to the local road passing in front of the building. This situation changed with a new owner, Charita Nový Knín, who in 2021 prepared a design for a comprehensive renovation and modifications for social service purposes and secured co-financing from the IROP Programme. Subsequently, the overall reconstruction began, which was completed by the end of 2023.

Jan Žižka turns seventy

Eva Volfová

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

The Preservationist should be a Personality
Interview with Jan Žižka

Vít Jesenský, Jan Žižka

Památky středních Čech 2025, 39(1)

Bibliography of Jan Žižka

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