Marian Column - Rokycany, CZ
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N 49° 44.550 E 013° 35.772
33U E 398859 N 5510946
HonorI et VeneratIonI aeternI regIs genItrIcI/ter eX Igne eXILIentI Ioannes raVCh Ioannes eIseL/ Ioanes gaLLVs CIVes rkItCanenses gratIa niMI ergo ponI feCere
Waymark Code: WMCYYG
Location: Plzeňský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 10/27/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
Views: 71

EN
Marian column is situated in front of the Virgin Mary of Snow Church in Masaryk Square. The origin of this column can be clarified by a Latin inscription on its bottom part:HonorI et VeneratIonI aeternI regIs genItrIcI/ter eX Igne eXILIentI Ioannes raVCh Ioannes eIseL/ Ioanes gaLLVs CIVes rkItCanenses gratIa niMI ergo ponI feCere - To glorify and honour the Virgin, an eternal king's birth-giver, three times come from fire, Jan Rauch, Jan Eisel, Jan Gallus, Citizens of the town of Rokycany, of really faithful minds, let it built. At the top of the column Our Lady with Child Jesus is positioned and there are nine statues of Saints at the bottom part. Marian Column is a piece of art by J. Hofman from 1725 while the sculptural ornamentation author is Václav Baura – dated 1770.

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CZ
Barokní sloup je dílem J. Hofmana z roku 1725. Autorem socharské výzdoby je plzenský sochar Václav Baura, datováno chronogramem 1770. Ohranicení sloupu v prostoru námestí je provedeno pískovcovými sloupky s krckem, propojenými kovovými retezy. Vlastní sloup je umísten na šestiúhlé podeste ve tvaru trojúhelníka, na které je osazena kuželková balustráda, proclenená pilírky s rokajovými vázami a trojicí vstupu. Na celní strane mohutného podstavce, smerem k budove radnice, je vytesán nápis: HonorI et VeneratIonI aeternI regIs genItrIcI/ter eX Igne eXILIentI Ioannes raVCh Ioannes eIseL/ Ioanes gaLLVs CIVes rkItCanenses gratIa niMI ergo ponI feCere (preklad: Ke sláve a uctení panny, vecného krále roditelky, trikrát z ohne vzešlé, Jan Rauch, Jan Eisel, Jan Gallus, obcané rokycanští, opravdu zbožné mysli, postaviti dali). Spodní partie je osazena sochami svetcu na pilírovitých výbežcích
zdroj: www.rokycany.cz

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Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Marian or Holy Trinity column

Date of origin:: 1725

Architect(s): J. Hofman

Address:
Masarykovo namesti Rokycany Czech Republic


Web site of the object (if exists): Not listed

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