1 / 12

Historical Prešov

Historical Prešov. The town of prešov. The first written note about the developing town named Epuries is in the royal document from November 7 th , 1247. On the request of the German settlers , King Ondrej III. Grantedthe town rights to Prešov in 1299.

luce
Download Presentation

Historical Prešov

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Historical Prešov

  2. Thetownof prešov • Thefirstwritten note aboutthedevelopingtownnamedEpuriesis in theroyaldocumentfrom November 7th, 1247. On therequestoftheGermansettlers, King Ondrej III. Grantedthetownrights to Prešov in 1299. • Prešov gottherightsof a freeroyaltown in 1347.

  3. Historical Prešov • Themedievaldevelopmentofthetownisassociatedwithguildsmanufacturing and trade. Thetownwassurrounded by thewalls. Thehistoricalsquareof Prešov wasdeclaredanurbanprotectedarea in 1950.

  4. TownWalls • Started in 1374 and completed in the 30s ofthe 15th century. • Thebest-preservedparts are thenortheasternbastioncalledbaker´sbastion and somepartsofthewalls in Kmeťovo stromoradie.

  5. Florian Gate • Atthe end oftheFlorianStreetisthelargestconstructionoftheoriginaltownwalls. • Itisdecoratedwiththepictureof St. Florian, thepatronoffire-man, by Prešov painter Max Kurth.

  6. TownHall • Itwasoriginally a Gothicburgher´shousechangedintoawine bar. • Itschangeswereconnectedwiththe big fires in 1786 and 1887. • Itwasenlargedinto a two-floorbuilding and itgotitsPseudobaroquedecorationafterthelatterfire.

  7. RákoczyPalace • Itwasbuiltoftwoburgher´shouses by Žigmund Rákoczyatthe end ofthe 16th century. • Thebuilding has a richdecoratedatticfacade. • Atpresent, theRegionalMuseumusesthebuilding.

  8. Neptune´sFountain • Itistheonlypreserved tank oftheformer ten watertanksthatsuppliedthetownwithwater. • Atthebeginningofthe 19th century, theleadingJewishtradesman Marek Holländer had thesculpturalgroupofNeptunbuiltashisthanksfortheprivilege.

  9. TheBlackEagle • Itwasbuiltofsomeburgher´shousesthatwerwadjusted in towninnafter 1561. • In 19th century, the new buildingof a concerthall and theatrewasadded to thecomplex. • Itisluxorialplaceofsociallife in Prešov.

  10. Country House • Itwasbuilt in years 1769-1770 asanadministrativebuildingoftheformer Šariš County. Thebuilding has a richBaroque-Classicisticdecorationwithtwoportals and a triangulargable- tympanon.

  11. Caraffa´ s prison • Itwasbuilt in years 1504- 1509 as a warehouse and repositoryofthetownmeasuringequipmentandscales. • Itisknownas a prison, too • Thebuildingwithfulcrumwallsis a typicalexampleoftheGothicarchitecture.

  12. THANK YOU

More Related