Kanovnická rezidence "U cerné brány" / Canon's Residence "At the Black Gate" (Olomouc, Central Moravia)
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N 49° 35.738 E 017° 15.490
33U E 663183 N 5496121
Olomouc is unique by its church' district with 14 palaces of canons of the Metropolitan Chapter of St. Wenceslas - depicted and waymarked Baroque palace "At the Black Gate / U cerné brány" is one of them.
Waymark Code: WMKK8X
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 palace "At the Black Gate / U cerné brány" is one of them.

This four-winged residence was rebuilt in its present form at the time of the canon Johann Karl Leopold, Graff von Scherffenberg (Jan Karel Leopold, hrabe Scherffenberg), in the second third of the 18th century. Jan Michael Scherhauf was the creator of the entrance portal with the coat of arms of the builder, dating from the year 1766. A monumental staircase and barrel vaults with lunettes and cavetto ceilings on the first floor, with stucco mirrors, are preserved in the residence, which consists of four wings.

Style: Baroque

Type of building (structure): Town palace

Date of origin:: second third of the 18th century

Architect(s): Jan Michael Scherhauf - portal

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

Address:
Kanovnická rezidence U černé brány Křížkovského 425/2 779 00 Olomouc Czech Republic


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