Moravian Grace - Castle Photo

Photographer’s Note

The castle of the Lichtenstein family on the place of an original fortified settlement from the 11th century, since the 13th till the 16th century enlarged into a sizeable fort, rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau.

In 1575 the chateau was acquired by the Dietrichsteins.
They continued with renovations, through the extraordinary efforts of Franz Dietrichstein, Bishop of Olomouc and de facto ruler of Moravia, who made the chateau his main residence. At that time, in 1611 to 1618, the castle became a Late Renaissance palace.

After the fire in 1719 rebuilt in the Baroque style.

Right at the chateau, the peace treaty after the Austerlitz battle between Austria, Prussia and Napoleon was signed.

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KiwiRob (250) 2005-08-31 4:51

This is a really interesting shot, great perspective, I like it a lot.

Drom (1165) 2005-08-31 14:42

Hello Mat,
Superbe lumière et bravo pour les couleurs; le ocre et le ciel bleu.J'aime bien le cadrage.
Amitié
Dominique

Guenther (6889) 2005-09-01 10:42

Hi Mat, beautiful light on the fine castle, although the forground and left side is a little dark. Thanks for the interesting note!

Xalkida (11740) 2005-09-02 14:54

The most remarkable point in this great photo is the gold lighting! Excellent shot, very fine colors and good mood! Nice!

chinchini (27913) 2005-09-03 2:22

Bonjour Mat,
Superbe prise de vue. L'image est d'une excellente qualité, la perspective y est grande et les couleurs très belles.
Merci également pour la note d'accompagnement qui m'apprend où a été signé la paix par Napoléon après la grande bataille d'Austerlitz.
Amicalement/Pierre

bibiweb (8) 2005-09-20 4:53

Hi Mat,
Looks like a beautiful place. The light on the castle creates a wonderful ornage glow and the sky is so blue! The foreground is a bit dark, but it doesn't bother me. God composition and interesting note.
Have a nice day!
Brigitte