Prince Karl Wilhelm of Auersperg on Vlašim gate / Karel Vilém Auersperg na Vlašimské bráne - Vlašim (Central Bohemia)
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The depicted stucco CoA of Prince Karl Wilhelm of Auersperg (Karel Vilém Filip, kníže Auersperg) decorates neo-Gothic Vlašim Gate (Vlašimská brána) in Vlašim Chateau.
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Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/22/2017
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The depicted stucco CoA of Prince Karl Wilhelm of Auersperg (Karel Vilém Filip, kníže Auersperg) decorates neo-Gothic Vlašim Gate (Vlašimská brána) in Vlašim Chateau.
Karl Wilhelm Philipp Fürst von Auersperg, 8th prince of Auersperg, (1 May 1814 in Prague – 4 January 1890 in Prague) was a Bohemian and an Austrian nobleman and statesman. He served as the 1st Minister-President of Cisleithania (13th overall). Karl Wilhem was heir to one of the most prominent princely families of the Holy Roman Empire, whose sovereign principality was mediatized in the Austrian Empire following the German Mediatisation of the post-revolutionary era. [wiki]
Unique and pictoresque neo-Gothic Vlašim Gate (Vlašimská brána), a separate monumental structure serving as a ceremonial entrance to the Chateau Vlašim estate, belongs among the most interesting pieces of architecture in town Vlašim. Neo-Gothic Vlašim Gate was erected during reconstruction of chateau' park by Karl Wilhelm Filip of Auersperg in 1846 as an one of three entrance gates to the vast chateau'