Chapel of the Revelation of the Lord, Smirice, Czech Republic

Chapel of the Revelation of the Lord, Smirice, Czech Republic

The Chapel of the Revelation of the Lord is the most valuable part of the chateau in Smiřice, Czech Republic. It was built in 1699-1713 in the style of High Baroque on a unique ellipse groundplan with curved walls. The chapel’s architect was probably either Christoph Dienzenhofer or Giovanni B. Santini; the building plans were unfortunately lost in fire and the high baroque building contains architectural elements typical for both of them.

This photograph brings back many nice memories to me; I have spent great years of my childhood in Smiřice. The chaple was in a very bad state at that time and I was very happy to see it repaired several years ago. The town council succeeded in turning it into a beautiful cultural venue, a place of classical music festivals visited by people from the whole republic as well as foreign quests.

December 2001. Canon EOS 500N, Canon 28-80. B&W negative: Kodak Professional T-MAX 100 (TMX 5052). Post-processing: retouch, distortion correction, crop.

Chapel of the Revelation of the Lord, Smirice, Czech Republic belongs to the following groups:

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