Imperial Gate by Vaclav Jansa - Prague, Czech Republic
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N 50° 05.202 E 014° 23.253
33U E 456186 N 5548449
A former Imperial Gate // Byvala Risska brána
Waymark Code: WMV1JN
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/08/2017
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member fi67
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A Imperial Gate was a part of the former fortifications of Prague.
This site is close to Strahov Monastery.

The author of this painting is Václav Jansa. You can find this painting in book 'Starou Prahou Václava Jansy' (visit link) .

Vaclav Jansa (October 22, 1859 Slatinice - June 29, 1913 Cernošice) (visit link) Czech landscape artist and illustrator, best known for these views, originally painted in water-colour.
Jansa was apprenticed to buyers, but later he devoted himself to his hobby of drawing and painting. Vaclav Jansa traveled a lot and took to painting landscapes. He painted mostly southern Bohemia and Giant Mountains. Since 1893 was redeveloped historic districts of Prague, Prague ghetto and parts of the Old and New Town. In this time Jansa painted cca 150 colored watercolors documenting disappearing part of the city.

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Strahovská brána - Ríšská brána, spojující Prahu se západem Cech, byla zborena na samém konci 19. století. Byla soucástí barokního opevnení, pocházela z roku 1669, byla vícekrát upravována a rozširována, naposledy v roce 1727, její predchudkyne byla vybudována již v roce 1619. Zcela vlevo cást dvojdomku c.p. 137/IV, bývalé mýtmee z roku 1669, která vznikla v souvislosti se stavbou nové brány. Za domkem vycnívá socha sv. Norberta na bráne vedoucí k premonstrátskému strahovskému klášteru.

Strahovská brána byla zborena v letech 1898-1899, jednalo se o významný prulom v této cásti mesta, který umožnil úpravu zdejší komunikace. Domek 137/IV pro havarijní stav od roku 1900 nesloužil již svým úcelum a obytným se stal až v meziválecném období. K jeho dalším úpravám došlo v letech 1977 a 1993.
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Artist: Václav Jansa

Date of Painting: 01/01/1898

Date of Your Photograph: 02/05/2017

Medium of Painting: watercolour

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