The Holy Trinity in Olomouc

September 6th, 2010 | by admin |


www.ceepackaging.com http www.youtube.com The Holy Trinity Column in Olomouc is a magnificent Baroque monument built in 17161754. The main purpose was a spectacular celebration of Catholic Church and faith, partly caused by feeling of gratitude for ending a plague, which struck Moravia between 1714 and 1716. This monument was the work of several artists. The first to die during the work was Wenzel Render, a monumental mason and privileged imperial architect. He came first with the idea to build the column, enforced his will upon the city council, designed it, built the first stage and helped to finance it. His followers Franz Thoneck, Johann Wenzel Rokický and Augustin Scholtz also did not live long enough to see the column finished; it was completed by Johann Ignaz Rokický. The splendid sculptural decoration was started by Phillip Sattler. After his death Andreas Zahner continued and made 18 sculptures and 9 reliefs in 7 years before he died as well. Goldsmith Simon Forstner, who made gilded copper sculptures of the Holy Trinity and of the Assumption of the Virgin, was somewhat luckier and managed to finish his brilliant work. However he lost his health when working on the sculptures and using toxic mercury compounds during the gilding process. After the Holy Trinity Column was finished in 1754, it became a source of great pride for Olomouc, since all people participating in its creation were citizens of the town. The column was consecrated in a great celebration …

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  1. 25 Responses to “The Holy Trinity in Olomouc”

  2. By thine1296 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    wow

  3. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    But Diana + Charles was THE Royal Wedding. I don’t think anything will beat that. I suppose the only thing that came close historically was Victoria’s Platinum Jubilee in 1897 (not that I remember that).
    I had met a German girl called Cristina and I was supposed to go with her to the wedding do but she did not call me. So I went by myself. A big firework display in Hyde Park the previous day and full day of national celebrations the next.
    I don’t remember so much about the Fergie do!

  4. By xbritishgirlx on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    yea i bet that was a nice one too

  5. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Yes, sorry for not being specific.
    I was in Victoria Street and there were a lot of horses. I had a bad allergy to horses and this rather got me and spoilt the day.
    Part of a huge ten week tour – from Spain to Finland and from the UK to Turkey!

  6. By xbritishgirlx on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    you mean sarahs wedding?

  7. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Indeed it was a great day. We got a day off work and there were huge amounts of people in the street. I regret not sleeping out in the Mall or something like that as friends of mine did. There was a great feeling of Britishness, even though only a short time earlier there had been riots not so far away. Wonderful experience!
    I turned up for the next Royal wedding five years later but it just was not the same!

  8. By xbritishgirlx on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    ohhhhhh i bet that was lovely to see the wedding i wasnt born to see it lol am 5 months younger than harry lol

  9. By xbritishgirlx on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    very true!

  10. By zeeannemoon61 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    just seen the film of Norwich cathedral its beautiful thanks, thats what i love about England being surrounded by history like being in a timeworp.

  11. By zeeannemoon61 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    i wanted to make some pictures of the cathedral but i’d just bought a new camera and didnt know it needed a memory card well maybe next time then i will make a film of it and put it on you tube.

  12. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    This video seems to be shaking more than most do. There must have been an earthquake at the time!!

  13. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I have never seen Gloucester cathedral. I have a film here of Norwich cathedral near where I live.

  14. By zeeannemoon61 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Last x-mas i was in Gloucester , my boyfriend lives near Gloucester and we went to see the cathedral a magnificent building that is with its cloisters.

  15. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Certainly far more than Europe. The Crusades were the barbarian invaders that effectively destroyed the advanced societies in places like Damascus.

  16. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    London is fantastic. I spent ten years there! Great as a student.
    Something that will interest you. I was there the day of Diana and Charles’s marriage. I have photographs I took of them in the carriage (with Camilla’s husband perched on the back). Fantastic atmosphere that day.

  17. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    London is the best place on Earth – to visit. A long visit. But I could not live there again – too big.

  18. By zeeannemoon61 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    i love London as well been there 5 times

  19. By conrad4ever on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    Thats a very good point. I like that. in 1046 wasn’t the middle east quite a tecnolgicly advanced socity for the time?

  20. By xbritishgirlx on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    i love the city london

  21. By zeeannemoon61 on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    and filming clouds all the time mite be very boring after a while

  22. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I believe in the words of a gentleman from the Middle East who died in 1046 who wrote

    ;There are two kinds of people. One with brains, but no religion, the other with religion but no brains.”

  23. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I think Hitler and Stalin went to heaven. We certainly would not want the likes of them ruining it for us!!

  24. By conrad4ever on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    If I could quote an other youtube user. “I think the devil would be a very aggreable person. a great organiser of people he did get half of heavens angels to follow him. he would be someone to look up to. what a shame he doesn’t excist.

  25. By conrad4ever on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    oh yes of course hell sound like a great place. it really does. I’m sure the fires have been put out as soon as god wasn’t looking and I’ll bet there are lots of nice houses and of course we would be alound to do whatever we want. it might be strange meating Hitler and Stalin for the first time but after a few thousant years I’m sure they will see the error of there ways. The ones in heaven will look on in envey as we enjoy alcohol, women and loud music.

  26. By alanheath on Sep 6, 2010 | Reply

    I do my best!!!

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