1768/1769 - Lower Gate - Prachatice, Czech Republic
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Two chronograms on the wall of Lower Gate (also called Písecká Gate)
Waymark Code: WM198XT
Location: Jihočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/27/2023
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The chronogram are located on the wall of Lower Gate. The Roman numerals of chronogram are larger than the other letters and are color-coded from the rest of the text.
The year 1768/1769 from the chronograms refer to a year of major gate repairs.
The inscription is in two lines, the first line refers to the year 1768, the second refers to 1769. According to (
visit link) pg. 101, there was an error in some of the reconstructions, the letter 'i' is not highlighted in the word CresCit.
This is consistent with the older document (
visit link) where the form of the word CresCIt is used.
The chronograms:
faMa DabIt LaVros IVgIs. post fVnera CresCit // 1768
gLorIa rosensIs. DeCVs hoC persIstet In eVVM //1769
The Lower Gate, also called Písecká, is located at the entrance to the historic city center from Malé námestí. The Lower Gate is part of the medieval city fortifications, which Prachatice, as a border town, had to pay a lot of attention to in the past.
Its front (north-east) wall with the painting of a rider, inscriptions and roses, including the corner bossing, was restored in 2007. In the following year, the restoration of the entire facade of the tower was completed with the repair of the remaining three sides, as part of which the Rosenberg heraldic five-leaf roses were restored in the niches of the attic of the tower battlement, the corner bosses were repaired, including the structural plaster in the areas.