Archinect - News2024-11-14T17:25:14-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/21744523/moravia-s-architectural-landscape
Moravia's architectural landscape Nam Henderson2011-09-26T00:49:00-04:00>2011-09-26T10:30:10-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ec/eciiqkglqalorqo8.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>But what most attracted me was the architectural landscape of South Moravia — its surprising profusion of castles and chateaus, built between the 12th and the 19th centuries, many of them designated by Unesco as sites of cultural significance.</p></em><br /><br /><p>
Evan Rail visits the region of Moravia the lesser known cousin of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. Along the way he encounters the 19th century architectural follies of the Liechtenstein family, discovers Moravia’s Baroque castles and manages to reference the philosopher Gaston Bachelard.</p>