Castle Karlštejn / Hrad Karlštejn (Central Bohemia)
N 49° 56.360 E 014° 11.300
33U E 441757 N 5532201
The back of this 1000 Czechoslovak crowns bank note depicts Karlštejn castle built in 1348 by Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV as a place for safekeeping of the royal treasures and Holy Roman Empire coronation jewels...
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 05/01/2014
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The back of this 1000 Czechoslovak crowns bank note depicts Karlštejn castle built in 1348 by Czech King and Roman Emperor Charles IV as a place for safekeeping of the royal treasures and Holy Roman Empire coronation jewels...
The dominating feature of this Gothic castle is a 60 m tall Big Tower (Velká vež) with the Chapel of the St. Cross whose walls and ceiling are decorated by gemstones and by 130 Gothic paintings from Master Theodoric. Two sightseeing tours include, apart from the Chapel, historical interiors of the Emperor´s Palace with a banqueting hall, an audience hall, the king´s bedroom, the chateau´s treasury and jewelry, the Church of the Virgin Mary, the Chapel of St. Catherine, a lapidarium and an art gallery.