2024-11-21T18:50:45-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/21744523/moravia-s-architectural-landscape Nam Henderson 2011-09-26T00:49:00-04:00 >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 &mdash; 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&nbsp;Moravia the lesser known cousin of Bohemia, in the Czech Republic. Along the way he encounters the 19th century architectural follies of the&nbsp;Liechtenstein family, discovers&nbsp;Moravia&rsquo;s Baroque castles and manages to reference&nbsp;the philosopher Gaston Bachelard.</p>