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...teaser for all castle lovers ;-) to visit the castle of Bouzov in Czech Republic...

...some 30 kilometres northwest from Olomouc is a winding woodland, sprinkled with small villages and overlooked by a romantic castle of Bouzov. It was built in early 14th century.

In 1695 Bouzov was obtained by an order of German knights, but they did not take proper care of it over the following 200 years. Not until the decision of the order grand master, archduke Eugenius, did radical reconstruction take place between the years 1896 and 1901. The project, which was designed by professor George J. Hauberisser of the Munich Polytechnic University, was more or less respectful of the ground plan of old castle, but all similarity with the previous building finishes here.

The new structure, representing the late German Gothic style, abounds in projections, little towers as well as other, in relation to the rest of Czech architecture, very unusual elements. The castle as a whole, however, is an honored setting for filming fairy tales (like Princess Fantaghiro).

The grounds also include a 6.38 hectare park (created at the turn of the 20th century) and the neo-Baroque Chapel of the Virgin Mary (1910) situated at the entrance gate to the park...