Baroque Wayside Shrine - Hamry nad Sázavou, Czech Republic
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N 49° 33.962 E 015° 54.113
33U E 565214 N 5490772
Baroque sandstone wayside shrine from 1680 in Hamry nad Sázavou.
Waymark Code: WMM2F1
Location: Kraj Vysočina, Czechia
Date Posted: 07/07/2014
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The columnar wayside shrine can be found in centre of village Hamry nad Sázavou, just in front of municipality of the village. The wayside shrine made of sandstone comes from 1680 and were made (according to engraved signature)by local reeve and stonemason Petr Pavel Svoboda. At the top of 2.5 meter high circular column there is a typical Baroque 'lantern' with iron cross on very top.The height of the wayside is more than 3.5 meters. On the column there is attached a marble plate with the following quotation "O wy wssickni Lidé, kterzy tauto Czestau gdete, pohledtež a wizte gestli wetssi bolest nad bolest mau. 1680 P.P.S." (All of You coming along this road, look and tell if there is greater pain than mine. 1680)
Year of creation: 1680/1/1
Material: Sandstone
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