Zvonice u kostela Narození Panny Marie / Belfry at Church of the Virgin Mary's Birth (Jabkenice - Central Bohemia)
N 50° 19.486 E 015° 00.813
33U E 500964 N 5574740
Depicted valuable wooden Gothic belfry of the Church of Virgin Mary's Birth (Kostel Narození Panny Marie), which originates from the late 1500s, is the most interesting piece of architecture in village Jabkenice (Central Bohemian region).
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/29/2013
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Depicted valuable wooden Gothic belfry of the Church of Virgin Mary's Birth (Kostel Narození Panny Marie), which originates from the late 1500s, is the most interesting piece of architecture in village Jabkenice (Central Bohemian region).
This pyramidal, shingle-covered, wooden structure is perfect example of Gothic vernacular architecture of medieval Bohemia. The belfry, originally equipped by four bells, is still operational - but only two bells survived the last two world wars...
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This category is focused only to original Gothic architecture, not to pseudo-Gothic, neo-Gothic or Gothic Revival. You can not find this kind of architecture outside of "Old World", moreover this architecture appeared in ca XIIth century (early Gothic) and the last buildings are from cca XVIth (late Gothic) century...