Kostelec nad Orlici New Chateau - East Bohemia, Czech Republic
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member ToRo61
N 50° 07.357 E 016° 11.986
33U E 585763 N 5552952
Kostelec nad Orlici New Chateau.
Waymark Code: WMMY4N
Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 11/22/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
Views: 44

The son of Prince Ferdinand, Count Josef Kinský, had this Empire style chateau built in 1829-1833 as the family residence. A reception room and library were built on the elevated ground floor; the first floor contained residential spaces.The Kostelec new chateau is one of the best Empire structures of its kind in the country. The chateau is surrounded by an English park, which has now been declared a nature preserve.


=========================================================

Nový zámek V empírovém stylu byl postaven pro hrabete Josefa Kinského v letech 1829 – 35, podle plánu architekta Jindricha Kocha, který zároven navrhl i rešení interiéru s bohatými soubory nábytku, obrazu a grafiky.Objekt prochází v posledním desetiletí rozsáhlou rekonstrukcí. Soucasne byl v okolí zámku založen anglický park vysoké prírodne krajinárské hodnoty.
Accessibility: Partial access

Condition: Intact

Admission Charge?: yes

Website: [Web Link]

Search for...
Geocaching.com Google Map
Google Maps
MapQuest
Bing Maps
Nearest Waymarks
Nearest Castles
Nearest Geocaches
Create a scavenger hunt using this waymark as the center point
Recent Visits/Logs:
Date Logged Log User Rating  
05Martinku visited Kostelec nad Orlici New Chateau - East Bohemia, Czech Republic 08/24/2016 05Martinku visited it
Kullisak visited Kostelec nad Orlici New Chateau - East Bohemia, Czech Republic 03/16/2015 Kullisak visited it

View all visits/logs