Kanovnická rezidence / Canon's Residence - "Residentia Salisburgiana" (Olomouc, Central Moravia)
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N 49° 35.747 E 017° 15.471
33U E 663159 N 5496137
Olomouc is unique by its church' district with 14 palaces of canons of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Wenceslas - depicted and waymarked Baroque "Residentia Salisburgiana" is one of them.
Waymark Code: WMKK8K
Location: Olomoucký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 04/25/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member puczmeloun
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Olomouc is unique by its church' district with 14 palaces of canons of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Wenceslas - depicted and waymarked Baroque "Residentia Salisburgiana" is one of them.

The residence known as "Residentia Salisburgiana" was built by Canon Georg Friedrich, Graf von Salburg, Freiherr von Falkenstein (Jirí Bedrich hrabe ze Salburgu, svobodný pán ze Falkenštejna; a member of the canonry from 1666 to 1692) in the eighties of the 17th century. The aedicule entrance portal was allegedly created by the workshop of the Olomouc stonemason Anthony Kichler. The Olomouc builder Pavel Praschek is mentioned in connection with the conversion of the residence in the second third of the 18th century. The portal of the palace is decorated by CoAs of CoAs of Karl II von Liechtenstein-Castel Corno, 48th Bishop of Olomouc, and Georg Frededrich von Salburg.

Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Town palace

Date of origin:: cca 1680

Architect(s): unknown

Web site of the object (if exists): [Web Link]

Address:
Kanovnická rezidence Residentia Salisburgiana Náměstí Republiky 422/3 779 00 Olomouc Czech Republic


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