Buchlov Castle/Czech Republic: Visiting the Royal Castle

Hello Steemit friends,

Recently we had a great day with our family. We went for a trip and we visited the old Buchlov castle. Unfortunately, we did not see the White Lady, but we met the princess in the courtyard castle :-) . The weather was nice and the view of mountain landscape was beautiful.

Last year we looked at the castle from a small plane. My dad had a desire to see the castle Buchlov from height. So we rented a plane and flew...

Here you are: https://steemit.com/photography/@ivet/day-of-fulfilled-wishes

Buchlov, the royal castle standing at an altitude of 509 meters.


Buchlov is one of the best-preserved Moravian castles, and as early as the first half of the 19th century it was opened to the public as a castle and family museum. In 1945, after the end of World War II, the castle was confiscated on the bases of Beneš decrees and became property of the Czechoslovak state. Since 2001 was added to the list of national cultural monuments.

History of the castle:

This Late Romanesque castle was built originally by the king (Přemyslid dynasty) in the 13th century.The core of the castle was dominated by two rectangular keeps or dwelling towers (to the west and east) between which an intimate courtyard was found. The north and south side of this courtyard was, already in the 13th century, surrounded by regal palace buildings, connected to another tower, situated on the south side of the castle core. This comprised of an entrance gate on the grand level and a delicate, richly illuminated chapel on the upper floor.In 1468 the castle was damaged by Hungarian troops and a widespread Late Gothic reconstruction followed, which lasted until the early 16th century. The castle was altered again just before 1630 by Jiří of Zástřizly, and after the mid-17th century by the Peterswalds of Peterswald (Petřvald), on whose initiative the Baroque interior of the library was done. In the 19th century the ‘Berchtold rooms’ were furnished in Biedermeier style and the natural history collection that Friedrich Berchtold gathered was exhibited here. One interior was designed like an Egyptian temple for the 28th–31st dynasty Nefersobek mummy.

You can also visit permanent exhibitions at the castle: art smithery and ceramics

There is also a wine cellar in the courtyard

Hope you like! :-)