PT Journal
AU Kypta, J
   Laval, F
   Nachtmannova, A
   Neustupny, Z
   Vesely, J
TI Demolition and New Construction: The Origin of Krakovec Castle in the 1380s
SO Pruzkumy pamatek
PY 2019
BP 3
EP 24
VL 26
IS 1
DI 10.56112/pp.2019.1.02
WP https://pruzkumypamatek.cz/en/artkey/prp-201901-0002.php
DE Krakovec Castle - Late Middle Ages - Gothic architecture - castle architecture - process of construction - chronology of ceramics
SN 12121487
AB The relatively well preserved ruins of Krakovec Castle (Rakovnik District) built in the first half of the 1380s is one of the crucial examples of sumptuous aristocratic residences of the pre-Hussite period. It was built by Jira of Roztoky, one of the prominent courtiers of King Wenceslas IV. The article mainly deals with the earlier developmental stage of the castle discovered during the excavations in 2015 and 2017. The surprising findings in the courtyard uncovered fragments of cellars from an earlier residence (castle or manor) which was completely razed for construction of the new structure by Jira of Roztoky.
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