The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information Litomyšl Castle was originally a Renaissance arcade-castle of the type first developed in Italy and then adopted and greatly developed in central Europe in the 16th century Its design and decoration are particularly fine including the later High-Baroque features added in the 18th century It preserves intact the range of ancillary buildings associated with an aristocratic residence of this type Le château de Litomyšl est à l'origine un château à arcades Renaissance style qui a vu le jour en Italie et qui fut adopté et largement développé en Europe centrale au XVIe siècle Sa conception et sa décoration sont de haute qualité y compris les ajouts de style baroque-classique tardif du XVIIIe siècle Le château a conservé la totalité des bâtiments annexes qui sont associés à ce type de demeure aristocratique كان قصر ليتوميشل مزوداً بقناطر يعود طرازها الى عصر النهضة وهو طراز أبصر النور في ايطاليا واعتمد في اوروبا الوسطى حيث شهد تطوراً كبيراً في القرن السادس عشر ويتميز تصميمه وزينته بمستوى رفيع بما في ذلك اضافات الطراز الباروكي الكلاسيكي الأخير في القرن الثامن عشر وقد حافظ القصر على مجمل المباني الملحقة به والمنسجمة مع هذا النمط من المنازل الارستقراطية 利托米什尔城堡承袭了文艺复兴时期拱廊式城堡的建筑风格。这种最早成形于意大利的建筑风格，在16世纪的中欧被广泛采纳并得以充分发展。其图案和装潢，包括18世纪增添的鼎盛巴洛克式晚期的装饰物，都堪称极品。这座拱廊风貌的贵族宅邸及其附属建筑都原封不动地保留了下来。 Замок в Литомишле был первоначально создан как «замок с аркадами» Эта модель получила развитие сначала в Италии была принята и широко использовалась в Центральной Европе архитектурные решения и декоративное оформление включая появившиеся позднее элементы высокого барокко Замок сохранил в целости ряд служебных зданий свойственных аристократической резиденции такого типа El palacio de Litomyšl es un edificio con arquería inspirado en el estilo renacentista italiano que fue adoptado y ampliamente desarrollado en Europa Central durante el siglo XVI La magnificencia de su diseño y ornamentación es también característica de los elementos de estilo barroco-clásico tardío que fueron añadidos en el siglo XVIII El castillo ha conservado la totalidad de los edificios anejos tradicionales en este tipo de mansiones aristocráticas The Litomyšl Castle is an outstanding example of an arcaded Renaissance country residence a type of structure first invented in Italy and then developed in the Czech Lands to create a mature form with special architectural value Situated at an important communications junction on the main route between Bohemia and Moravia Litomyšl was a fortified centre on the hill where the castle now stands The work on the Renaissance building began in 1568 under the supervision of Jan Baptista Avostalis (Giovanni Battista Avostalli) who was soon joined by his brother Oldřich (Ulrico) Most of the work had been completed by 1580 The castle interior underwent alterations between 1792 and 1796 based on the designs of Jan Kryštof Habich but he was careful to preserve the fine building’s Renaissance appearance with impressive gables three-storeyed structure with an asymmetrical disposition whereas the southern wing is a two-storeyed arcaded gallery closing the second square courtyard (a feature that is unique to Litomyšl) The groin-vaulted arcading continues around the western and eastern sides of the courtyard The south-eastern corner of the eastern wing contains the castle chapel One of the most striking features in the interior of the castle consists in the fine neoclassical theatre from 1796-97 in the western wing The original painted decoration of the auditorium stage decorations and stage machinery have survived intact basically Renaissance in form and with lavish late Baroque or neoclassical ornamentation in the form of elaborate plasterwork and wall and ceiling paintings The buildings associated with the castle were all built or rebuilt during the course of the modifications that the castle itself underwent over time and this is reflected in their architectural styles one of the greatest Czech composers of all time It lies to the south of the first courtyard Originally constructed to complement the castle it was remodelled by the well-known architect František Maximilián Kaňka after the 1728 fire and received what is its present appearance The ensemble also includes the former French formal garden with its saletta (pavilion) in the Baroque style and an 18th-century English-style park Criterion (ii): Litomyšl Castle is an outstanding and immaculately preserved example of the arcaded castle a type of building first developed in Italy and modified in the Czech Lands to create an evolved form of special architectural quality Criterion (iv): Litomyšl Castle illustrates in an exceptional way the aristocratic residences of central Europe in the Renaissance and their subsequent development under the influence of new artistic movements All the key elements which the outstanding universal value of the property is based upon the entrance courtyard and the outbuildings None of the physical attributes of the property are under threat The castle has retained all of its original features (the integrity of the ensemble and the ground plan of the main building) its high artistic quality (the formal logic of the three-storeyed arcaded galleries the “Late Baroque Classical” interior decoration) and the relation of the ensemble to its urban setting The buffer zone is delimited; it consists of a declared urban heritage reservation and its protective zone which both have stabilized urban structures The individual components remain physically integrated with one another in their original state whilst the complex retains its spatial relationship with its historic urban setting The successive modifications and conservation works that have taken place over several hundred years have been respected No attempt has been made to select a particular period to display but instead the organic evolution is presented in its entirety including the floors with open Renaissance arcades in the courtyard and sgraffito decorations on the facades and on the gables Restoration works have been performed using the materials and historical techniques that complied with international standards for heritage conservation on State Heritage Preservation as amended as a designated national cultural heritage site It thus enjoys the highest degree of legal protection The buffer zone of the property consists of the historic centre of the town which is designated as an urban heritage reservation and has a protective zone itself On the territory of the property and of its buffer zone Sustainable use of ancillary buildings is the main goal of the completed Castle Hill Revitalization project architectural interventions within the property Key long-term issues of the main castle building (inadequate use or incipient deterioration of particular parts) are being addressed by newly drafted project reflecting also Castle Hill Revitalization experience The responsibility for the property management is shared by the state through National Heritage Institute and the City of Litomyšl The management plan of the property is under preparation Financial instruments for the conservation of the property include grant schemes and funding through the programme of the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic allocated to the maintenance and conservation of the immovable cultural heritage as well as financial resources allocated from other public budgets Maintenance of the property is carried out in accordance with a planned schedule annual monitoring reports have been prepared at the national level to serve the World Heritage site manager the National Heritage Institute and other agencies involved What did they put in the water of Czechia’s central Bohemia/Moravia borderlands From south to north there's Mahler’s birthplace in Kalište and the city of his youth Jihlava; the Polička tower where Martinů was born; and finally the Litomyšl brewery which was Smetana’s first home (further east Janáček and Freud were born six kilometres apart) an exhilarating trip which deserves an article in itself; Polička I'd seen and climbed the church tower to the tiny room above the bells starting as most non-Czechs do with The Bartered Bride namely "Vltava" and "From Bohemia’s Woods and Fields") and the First String Quartet I’d have made the callow judgment that he had only flashes of genius however important historically (if anything I got wise to Martinů’s first-rate status earlier) Then Czech Philharmonic performances of the complete Má vlast – one with Paavo Järvi at the start of a Prague Spring Festival two with the orchestra’s current principal conductor Semyon Bychkov – confirmed it’s a masterpiece from start to finish Jiří Bělohlávek’s BBC Symphony Orchestra concert performance made a riveting case for the romantic opera Dalibor an unusual love story (possibly even a gay one viewed through today’s sensibilities) and visionary Brno-based director Jiří Heřman’s solution to the pageant nature of the “festival song-play” Libuše was the jewel in the crown extending the prophetic princess’s look into the future with figures including the great – Tomáš Masaryk and Václav Havel – along with the rest that I swore I wouldn’t see it staged again by anyone else That promise was kept alongside huge anticipation of Jakub Hrůša’s concert Libuše already praised to the skies at this year’s Prague Spring Festival Lacking as yet a state-of-the-art performing space while restoration continues on the castle courtyard – though no-one mentioned it to me while I was there a friend who works in the arts in Prague told me a new auditorium is planned and even showed me some of the designs – Smetanova Litomyšl makes do with what it eu euphemistically calls the “Second Courtyard” which suited everything I heard there and caused only occasional problems for singers on a stage above the orchestra (no pit) the Smetana apartment in the brewery has had a fine renovation even though most of the items are reproductions (marvellous to see the portraits of Smetana’s parents behind his bust in the museum pictured above – they were hardly poor All was as good as it could be on the musical front indefatigably so chorus-wise (the Ostrava chorus pictured below in The Two Widows) and musically well-prepared at the very least two of the three productions I saw served up varying degrees of amateurishness in a Spamalot history drama and hammy devilish hokum sitting next to me during the performance of The Devil’s Wall rightly pointed out that the company of Ostrava’s National Moravian-Silesian Theatre are the heroes of this year’s festival making it possible to give the complete cycle (to their offerings were added two productions from Brno’s Janáček National Theatre one from Prague’s National Theatre and one from Bratislava’s Slovak National Theatre The first of the Ostravans' three performances was the most successful but then so is the opera – The Two Widows once staged by English National Opera (I have little memory of it) but Smetana was going deaf at the time; the original version was the last thing he ever heard The 1877 revision includes extended work for the chorus – all delightful – and two new minor characters the young lovers Lidka and Tonik (sung here with vivacious promise by Karolina Levková and Jan Rychtář); a reduced version of the original much missed Graham Vick for the Birmingham Opera Company and staged in Litomyšl after my departure the slight plot touches on the love imbroglio of Mozart's Così fan tutte: virtuous widow Anežka is determined to stay faithful to the memory of her late husband just as Fiordiligi tries to do with the very much alive Guglielmo Her coquettish but also resourceful cousin Karolina pretends she wants the tenor for herself to urge the issue Smetana has a happy end; director Rocc goes for the usual Così thing – deception can only end in disintegration – and doesn't with backstage dressing tables and contemporary costumes for the chorus The two main ladies are grateful roles for two sopranos – ensemble-minded stars would carry it well at Glyndebourne – and they were perfectly contrasted here is a sensational lyric with coloratura capacity; she can do it all Veronika Rovná as her more sober cousin (pictured above on the left wth Bočková) has an unusual fast-vibratoed timbre but similar presence and full force when it gets serious in Act Two (as all good comedies must) Martin Javorský's suitor and František Zahradníček in the obligatory bass-buffo role of Mumlal (it means "mumbler" as he tells us at length) aren't rounded characters but sing with panache and help the trios and quartets zing Highest credit of all needs to go to conductor Marek Šedivý (pictured above); without a lively pace from the start and plenty of backbone the following evening's The Brandenburgers in Bohemia did despite the best efforts of Šedivý's predecessor in Ostrava Jakub Klecker.The look of it (cardboard-cheap sets dreadful "art") and the inept movements of Jiří Nekvasil's hapless production provoked the wrong kind of mirth from the start Its main pageant-tableau is best seen from a distance (pictured below) This was the first patriotic Czech opera to strike a chord with the audience in 1866 – nine curtain calls marked its immediate success – and Smetana's first too; but it's more than a case of "interesting for history The muddy libretto may fail to tell the essential story of how the Brandenburgian troops called upon to help the Czechs against Rudolf of Habsburg n 1278 acted like occupiers and how they retreated (it seems completely arbitrary in the opera) While there are glimmers of the greater Smetana to come in some of the orchestral writing and if the rabble led by scheming serf Jíra (character tenor Gianluca Zampieri pictured below with them) don't get the kind of chaos-in-music Musorgsky was to provide in Boris Godunov a few years later the Prague crowd scene is lively and entertaining if very sub-Les Mis in the look of it This chorus sings with the greatest spirit and focus but needs discipline in its movements (very much like the Kirov Chorus in the bad old days) Solo singing is good (baritone Martin Bárta as marauding German Czech Jan Tausendmark) to poor (iTamara Morozova as the pallid heroine who has a rich middle register but no longer much at the top) since I doubt anyone else will be rushing to stage it in a hurry Much more potential is to be found in the bizarre Smetana's last completed opera.The same director is no more convincing with his singers' actions but at least David Bazika's scenery has its merits (though the obstinate walls took a lot of stagehand moving before the final act could begin) Again the libretto is terrible (by Eliška Krásnohorská) but the to-and-froing battle between good and evil its parallels with the already deaf Smetana's impending madness underlined by the designs who happened to be sitting next to me at the performance – Šedivý was conducting again – underlined how the devil-dance in Act 3 even looks forward to Ravel The ballet dancers of the National Moravian-Silesian Theatre had better choreography – by Gianvito Attiomenli – than in the Pan's People nonsense of The Brandenburgers though the potential for the devil's command remained untapped (pictured above with Miloš Horák as devil Rarach) The two basses (Horák and Martin Gurbal' as the hermit he impersonates) needed to be much more imposing but the contrasting sopranos – Veronika Kaiserová as a sweet girl caught up in it all and Rovná returning as the big hope for so-far-heirless Lord of Rožmberk Vok – made their mark and the biggest impact came from baritone Jiří Brückler as the tormented leader who gets the best aria at the heart of the piece (Smetana doesn't always exploit his best material – it makes a brief appearance and then gives way to another short aria-movement; the same is true of Anežka's big scene toward the end of The Two Widows where you want one remarkably-orchestrated and rhythmically remarkable idea to stay for longer) Brückler was back again in a uniformly first-rate cast for the concert Libuše the licht-Götterdämmerung of this quasi-Ring tetralogy Heřman was sitting in front of me – we'd met for an interview before his Brno stagings of From the House of the Dead with the Glagolitic Mass as its plausible fourth act and Nabucco – so I was able to tell him my oath And astounded we both were at the immediate impact of Hrůša's kaleidoscopic interpretation full and extra brass of the Czech Philharmonic hurling out its C major fanfares at the start The glory of it is that Smetana's patriotism runs emotionally very deep indeed breathing peace and love; the Wagnerian transformations he's able to manage on the heroine's main theme continue to astonish throughout the heavenly length of the opera the symmetries and concision not only make the three hours' performing time fly by but also emphasise the warm humanity of a female ruler's power: semi-mythical princess Libuše first appears with women only contrasting with the brute force of warring brothers and her true love's rustic idyll is placed right at the centre of the opera before the sub-plot gets resolved and there's total unity a kind of good-Turandot who needs no change of heart It's sometimes perceived as a dramatic-soprano role one of the most beautiful soprano voices of the late 20th century alongside Margaret Price and Kiri te Kanawa the emanation of natural goodness and dignity there from the start (Kněžíková pictured above with Brückler Hrůša and members of the Czech Philharmonic) The final prophecy of trouble and glory to come for the Czech nation goes beyond – a hieratic counterpart to Brünnhilde's Immolaton Scene but with a happy end – providing the necessary out-of-body experience to conclude a dazzling evening Rumours about this greatest of bass-baritone voices being in decline were swept away by his total security in the massively demanding sequence of arias deep in the countryside which contrasts with the court Přemysl's forest-murmurs ode to the linden trees ("Ó vy lípy") is an emotional counterpart to Libuše's public authority; it was an appropriate highlight here.  The love-and-hate plot running alongside the happy partnership can seem over-extended; not here wth the conviction of Alžběta Poláčková Martin Bárta and Jan Šťáva (the male voices so big that the evening's miking – I assume it wasn't deemed necessary in the staged performances – seemed a step too far) and the aural glory was enriched by Martin Hybler's new arrangement of Má vlast where the Hussite chorale so impressively returning in Libuše's prophecy dominates the last two tone-poems chance to experience another venue (the Castle Riding Hall Let's hope that eventually at least quartets get to play in the exquisite baroque theatre) This fascinating alternative to the orchestral panoply - Tomáš Netopil will conduct the Czech Philharmonic in the festival finale on 6 July – was hard work especially for first oboe and clarinet in the highest registers (no flutes) At times the wind ensemble made one miss the strings but there was a buoyancy given the absence of Smetana's beloved cymbals and triangles which kept spirits high; most successful was "From Bohemia's Woods and Fields" where the wind-band feel brought us closer to klezmer music (as does Mahler's evocation of Czech and Jewish village bands) So much else informed the central performances A full programme of events in the lovely festival gardens included the strains of youth orchestras accompanying our walk to the main hall each evening and an afternoon mix of players (the brilliant young Hartig Trio) and dancers (from the Royal Conservatoire of Antwerp and Prague's Duncan Centre for contemporary dance) in Smetana's early but impressive G minor Piano Trio (pictured below) one of the world's most exquisite time-capsule towns located on a loop of the Vltava in Southern Bohemia there was even the surprise of the Pavel Haas Quartet pouring their souls out in Tchaikovsky's Third Quartet in the singular surroundings of Adolf Loos's Villa Müller (they were going on to Litomyšl) If only there were more Smetana in the UK this year – but at least we have Kirill Petrenko and the Berlin Philharmonic repeating their Prague Spring Festival opening performance of Má vlast at the Proms And Hrůša wants to bring Dalibor to the Royal Opera once his post-Pappano regency is under way; Smetana in the round may surprise British audiences yet More 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And if you're looking for that extra gift for a friend or family member, why not treat them to a theartsdesk.com gift subscription Get a weekly digest of our critical highlights in your inbox each Thursday Simply enter your email address in the box below View previous newsletters more than four million people visited Czech castles and other sites managed by the National Institute of Monuments (NPÚ) The numbers reveal a surge in visits to recently renovated and reopened properties that showcase lovingly restored historical and architectural spaces While major landmarks like Český Krumlov and Karlštejn castles continue to draw large crowds a growing audience is eager to explore the understated beauty of Czechia’s grandest fortresses and manors “While traditional tourist destinations remained popular newly opened spaces following renovations also drew significant interest,” said NPÚ Czech castles’ primary visitor season doesn't begin until April 5 but some of these newly restored sites remain accessible year-round Lednice Chateau attracted over 306,000 visitors last year followed by the chateau and castle in Český Krumlov with nearly 225,000 visitors Hluboká nad Vltavou Chateau drew 187,000 people and Bouzov Castle welcomed 101,000 visitors The properties experiencing the most significant visitor surge had something new to offer Lysice experienced the most significant increase rising to sixth place with over 91,000 visitors marking a year-on-year increase of 642 percent Interest was partly due to the reopening of the chateau garden after more than two years of renovation Visitor numbers to Litomyšl Castle surged by 234 percent This increase followed the opening of new interiors in June and a new exhibition Why is a Castle a UNESCO World Heritage Site Litomyšl Castle is a prime example of Italian Renaissance architecture Built between 1568 and 1581 by Vratislav of Pernštejn The castle’s pride is its 18th-century theater reopened in July 2023 after a three-year renovation Its visitor numbers increased by 164 percent last year Known for its exceptional Moravian Renaissance architecture the castle’s original interiors are remarkably well-preserved Many of these interiors showcase the influence of Italian art on the region and its variations north of the Alps The most impressive interior of Telč Chateau is the Golden Hall which spans the entire wing of the Renaissance Northern Palace also saw more visitors last year following the opening of newly renovated rooms in the east wing part of the Žatec and Žatec Hop Landscape Monument The Heritage Institute manages over a hundred buildings, including castles, chateaux, monasteries, churches, garden complexes, and villas. See NPÚ’s dedicated website for the opening days and tours available at the castles featured here Your morning coffee deserves a great companion. Why not enjoy it with our daily newsletter? News from Czechia, curated insights, and inspiring stories in English. Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Litomysl is looking forward once again to seeing their church grounds swell with people during their 47th annual Summer Festival this Sunday July 29th.  Our KDHL AM Minnesota show will be on the grounds Thursday at 9:30 a.m to get more details.  Holy Trinity has 150 families and the small church south of Owatonna has one of the largest parish festivals in the state.  The country style event draws people from all over.  Not just the area but also families and friends from the Twin Cities area have been known to enjoy the event Litomysl is Czech for "wistful thoughts."  Folks can get pretty wistful when thinking to the early days of Litomysl.  The church has been there since 1878 when settlers built their first church.  The community is named after the community of Litomysl Czech Republic.  I've been to Prague and it is one of the most beautiful cities I've seen In 1940-41 parishioners built the stone church that stands today out of the rocks from the fields in the area.  It's one of the largest stone churches in the nation; church members brought over 600 loads of rock to build it The church festival is filled with Czech traditions like fruit filled pastries and polka music.  I attended the polka mass a few years ago and became hooked.  I can envision God enjoying the celebratory nature of the music because it sounds like worship music.  It all begins at 10:00 a.m in the air conditioned sanctuary which is also handicapped accessible Music is a staple of this event outside the church also.  Before the mass the Owatonna Knights of Columbus Choir performs in the Holy Trinity Church.  Hans Hohrman plays his accordion near the school building.  The "Dan Stursa Band" and "Czech Lites" from New Prague will also entertain the crowd on the stage north of the church.  The Klecker Band has played every festival and will be inside the church in the afternoon all the outdoor fun begins.  Many food booths are there with a great variety of foods to choose from.  Pork rib sandwiches root beer floats and lots of drinks to quench people's thirst In the church basement I typically partake in the delicious shaved ham and turkey sandwich meal with potato salad baked beans and a beverage served from 11:00 a.m to 2:00 p.m.  Pie and filled biscuits are also on the menu There is a Silent Auction inside the school building and a Used-A-Bit Sale.  A country store with garden produce will be by the church.  There are games for kids of all ages including plinko dime toss and the ever-popular root beer barrel game The ladies of the parish make scores and scores of prune poppyseed and apricot biscuits called "buchty" in Czech.  They go on sale at 11:00 a.m and always sell out.  Rides are provided for those with mobility issues to and from their vehicles More details and directions to the church can be found at www.litomysl.webs.com The ladies of the parish make scores and scores of prune, poppyseed and apricot biscuits called \"buchty\" in Czech. They go on sale at 11:00 a.m. and always sell out.\nRead More More details and directions to the church can be found at www.litomysl.webs.com. Text description provided by the architects. The project deals with the redesign of the city park and part of the Loučná River embankment in the immediate vicinity of the historic centre of the small town of Litomyšl in eastern Bohemia. A significant value of the area was the natural character of the river banks and a quiet picturesque adjacent street. On the other hand, it was facing a number of problems: a fenced-in playground and various other barriers prevented access to and alongside the river. The absence of sidewalks led to collisions of pedestrians with cars and bicycles and parts of the territory were not interconnected. © Jan SlavíkOur design is based on the concept of interconnecting four different urban areas – waterfront, riverside, park and street – into one functional unit. Playgrounds are also used by children from nearby neighborhoods and villages which was the initiator of the whole project The success of the project initiated a discussion on the modification of the following section of the embankment Further adjustments will be needed in the future in places where the park was damaged in the 1970s by an insensitive construction of a nearby highway You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email Website VIEW GOOGLE MAPS escapism and design stories from around the world direct to your inbox Adam Štěch is an architectural historian, curator, writer and photographer, based in Prague. He is the author of books including Modern Architecture and Interiors (2006) editor of design magazine Dolce Vita and a contributor to titles including Wallpaper* and Frame while also teaching at Scholastika in Prague The 2023 winner of the Czech Architect Award this 57-meter-long footbridge replaced the original overpass on the site A work of the Prague-based practice of Lukáš Ehl and Tomáš Koumar the steel structure is held up by huge pillars of exposed concrete the design addressed the need to counterbalance the bridge’s main span resulting in a lookout offering views between treetops over the Loučná River A tower harbors an elevator on the axis of the original staircase oriented towards the city’s historic quarter The central pillar connects with a new concrete staircase facing the Smetanův dům cultural center The bridge’s structure consists of two main Vierendeel girders The 3.07 x 3.07 x 3.07 module is repeated in the reinforced concrete structure The precision of the beam edges and the overall geometry were obtained by using HEB profiles and welded plates in a 220 x 220 mm cross section there arent any match using your search terms Archive Architecture Prague-based practice Ehl & Koumar architekti has completed a visually-striking footbridge in the Czech Republic town of Litomyšl Winner of the Czech Architecture Award 2023 the steel structure replaces an outdated overpass and provides barrier-free pedestrian access from the town’s municipal offices to its centre The lift tower is located on the axis of the original staircase It also creates a new landmark visible through Ropkova Street from the town square The central pillar is encircled by a concrete staircase at low level oriented to a path leading towards Smetanův dům the bridge is supported on an abutment in the existing retaining wall The superstructure comprises two principal Vierendeel girders connected by transverse beams By repeating the cross-section longitudinally a spatial 3D Vierendeel girder is formed with an orthotropic deck plate and roof A spatial module of 3.07×3.07×3.07 metres repeats in the reinforced concrete structures A high degree of precision was achieved for the girder edges and the overall geometry of the bridge through the use of HEB beams and welded plates in a 220x220mm cross-section Graphic-based works by artist Ivana Šrámková articulate and enliven the entrances and rear wall of the lift tower Elsewhere the footbridge employs a stainless-steel mesh balustrade with a sturdy round handle The lighting scheme is designed to heighten the contrast between the lightweight steel structure and the exposed concrete at night The Czech Architecture Award jury commented “A good bridge is like a good deed in an unkind world an altruistic investment in the public realm designed in such a way that it is pleasing to experience and to look at Litomyšl’s new footbridge is exactly that: an entirely convincing synthesis of architecture © Built Environment and Architecture Media 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(Data protection) The 51st Annual Holy Trinity Catholic Church Festival in Litomysl features Old Tyme music including a Polka Mass in the air conditioned stone church built from rocks in surrounding fields over 1940 and 1941 Over 600 truckloads of local stones were used in constructing one of the largest stone churches in the U.S.A There is a shuttle service to the church if you need to park some distance from the church because there is not a lot of parking on the grounds Rose Ann and Bruce Kubicek told KDHL listeners Tuesday the rural church surrounded by corn and bean fields is growing again Proceeds from the event used to be used to assist running the St Isidore school.  It ceased operating in 2015 Isidore is the Catholic patron saint of farmers Litomysl is located 10 miles south of Owatonna.  With single lane traffic along I-35 from Owatonna to the Hope exit if you are going from Faribault I would recommend taking County Road 45 through Owatonna to County Road 4.  There will be a large sign telling you the church road is a few miles east You will see the church spire from the road as you get nearer and then the turn south to Litomysl The Kubiceks told us there used to be a Post Office and a creamery in the community like many small communities when transportation was not as advanced A recording of the special program on KDHL is below Holy Trinity Church parish dates back to 1878 when settlers in the Litomysl community built their first church Litomysl is named after the original Litomysl which is about 100 miles east of Prague the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic The Litomysl there has about 10,000 residents The festival has something for every member of the family.  Pony rides games for kids of all ages with thousands of prizes A huge silent auction takes up much of the St Isidore Parish Center (formerly the school) A used-a-bit sale and country store with fresh produce wagon rides and there are raffles and pull tabs The air conditioned church is handicapped accessible Church members bake thousands upon thousands of Buchte (fruit-filled biscuits) for the event A Buchte and Kolacky are similar and both are delicious if you like fruit The Buchte is closed faced while the Kolacky is a open faced bun or biscuit The Dan Stursa Band and the Gary Brueggen Family Band from Wisconsin will perform their music on the church grounds.  The Klecker Band have played at every festival.  Hans Hohrman is also performing In addition to delicious Buchte there will be pie and ice cream in the church basement Various food stands will serve pork rib sandwiches root beer floats and various drinks to quench your thirst Gallery Credit: Jessica On The Radio Litomysl is located 10 miles south of Owatonna.\nRead More The 51st Annual Holy Trinity Catholic Church Festival in Litomysl features Old Tyme music including a Polka Mass. The Mass is scheduled for 10:15 a.m. in the air conditioned stone church built from rocks in surrounding fields over 1940 and 1941. Over 600 truckloads of local stones were used in constructing one of the largest stone churches in the U.S.A. There is a shuttle service to the church if you need to park some distance from the church because there is not a lot of parking on the grounds. Rose Ann and Bruce Kubicek told KDHL listeners Tuesday the rural church surrounded by corn and bean fields is growing again. Proceeds from the event used to be used to assist running the St. Isidore school.  It ceased operating in 2015. St. Isidore is the Catholic patron saint of farmers. Litomysl is located 10 miles south of Owatonna.  With single lane traffic along I-35 from Owatonna to the Hope exit if you are going from Faribault I would recommend taking County Road 45 through Owatonna to County Road 4.  There will be a large sign telling you the church road is a few miles east. You will see the church spire from the road as you get nearer and then the turn south to Litomysl. The Kubiceks told us there used to be a Post Office and a creamery in the community like many small communities when transportation was not as advanced . A recording of the special program on KDHL is below. Holy Trinity Church parish dates back to 1878 when settlers in the Litomysl community built their first church. Litomysl is named after the original Litomysl which is about 100 miles east of Prague the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic. The Litomysl there has about 10,000 residents. The festival has something for every member of the family.  Pony rides, games for kids of all ages with thousands of prizes. A huge silent auction takes up much of the St. Isidore Parish Center (formerly the school). A used-a-bit sale and country store with fresh produce. There is face painting, wagon rides and there are raffles and pull tabs. The air conditioned church is handicapped accessible. Church members bake thousands upon thousands of Buchte (fruit-filled biscuits) for the event. A Buchte and Kolacky are similar and both are delicious if you like fruit. The Buchte is closed faced while the Kolacky is a open faced bun or biscuit. The Dan Stursa Band and the Gary Brueggen Family Band from Wisconsin will perform their music on the church grounds.  The Klecker Band have played at every festival.  Hans Hohrman is also performing. In addition to delicious Buchte there will be pie and ice cream in the church basement. Various food stands will serve pork rib sandwiches, pork burgers, brats, hot dogs, walking tacos, root beer floats and various drinks to quench your thirst. © Tomáš MalýThe building main structure is a combination of in-situ cast reinforced concrete and steelwork supporting the roof and the transparent cladding. The wooden roof structure has compact composition, foamed glass thermal insulation and roofing of steel sheets with vertical joints. © Tomáš MalýNatural materials have been selected in their natural (original) colours and patterns: reinforced fair-face concrete reflecting the pattern of the splinter board formwork for load-bearing elements black granite for the floor on the ground floor and on the external patio and ground-down concrete for the floor in technical rooms The articulated wooden roof construction is in the form of transparent-glaze painted glued trusses with acoustic ceiling panels inserted between them The steelwork in the swimming pool hall is coated with multi-layer paint in crystal silver-grey tint The glass façade is glazed with thermally insulating triple glass in a neutral (i.e The roofing is made of pre-oxidised titanium-zinc sheets features the KLM Boeing 777-206ER (registration PH-BQL) named Litomysl Castle and is designed exclusively for the payware Overland B777-200 model in Microsoft Flight Simulator X It offers carefully rendered exterior details capturing the characteristic lines of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines' long-haul fleet KLM often names its widebody aircraft after significant global landmarks and Litomysl Castle reflects that tradition which operates on various intercontinental routes worldwide The real-world Boeing 777 platform offers an advanced twin-engine configuration combining power and efficiency for extended range transatlantic or transpacific flights Screenshot of KLM Boeing 777-206ER in flight Important: These files include textures only and require the Overland (also known as Simmer’s Sky) Boeing 777-200 payware package The payware model is not provided here and must be obtained separately from a vendor such as SimShack installing these custom textures will enhance the realism of your Overland aircraft by replicating every subtle nuance of the KLM livery admirers of KLM Royal Dutch Airlines can experience the distinctive visual identity of PH-BQL inside Microsoft Flight Simulator X Special thanks go to Bonnie Windsor for creating these robust textures whose payware model brings the true essence of the Boeing 777 series to the sim environment View important Copyright © information related to freeware files here The archive klmphbql.zip has 39 files and directories contained within it This list displays the first 500 files in the package Signing-up for PRO gives you super fast, unrestricted speed to the thousands of MSFS, FSX, P3D & X-Plane downloads which include aircraft, scenery, and more - click here to view the library for free or.. Sign-Up Now PRO membership payments go directly back into the website to pay for hosting It's what also enables us to offer a free download tier Join over 145,000 subscribers of our free dedicated flight simulation newsletter Are you using the latest Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 release grimacing…let him have glass eyes which could be given a coat of that luminous paint… Just imagine how diabolic it would look in that recess Josef Váchal set out to paint almost the entire interior of his friend's home in a furious carnival of demons The Josef Váchal museum is the former modest home of Josef Portman a teacher and librarian with a penchant for the Czechoslovakian avant garde He became a fan and later a friend of Josef Váchal a renaissance man of sorts who worked in the fields of illustration Váchal's complicated work combines a far-flung cacophony of inspirations Troubled most of his life with vivid night terrors Váchal believed he could purge his WWI demons by painting them Accenting the murals are captions such as "Lies and ignorance walk together" and "Devil made a woman" The artist agreed on the request of Portman to paint the interior of his house and finished in four year's time in July 1924 furniture and ceilings were all blanketed in paintings of endless horrors and misery that lent to a claustrophobic when Portman declined to purchase Váchal's novel "Murder Story" which featured Portman as one of the main characters the artwork still stands today thanks to painstaking restorations in the 1990s the three-roomed museum opened in 1993 and remains a unique example of independent Czech avant-garde art a name conjured by Váchal himself in his novel "Bloody Novel" The unique exhibits are contextualized by photographs Portmoneum is located few minutes walking distance from the castle A New Zealand couple's shell-adorned home living room A vast and opulent collection of art and show dog memorabilia collected over one man's lifetime The eccentric midcentury home of a suspected mafia gun-runner mosaic-clad home includes a bamboo ping-pong loft and a "Whispermaphones" intercom One man's ambition created this psychedelic log home This fairytale-inspired cottage was created by a university literature professor On a quiet suburban street stands a peculiarly decorated house covered in mosaics A quirky house created entirely out of glass bottles combines a collector's spirit with an artist's flair