The Red Gate
Location :
The gate is found at the entrance to the Ist
courtyard of Český Krumlov Castle from Latrán between the
houses Castle
No. 46 - New Pharmacy and Castle
No. 57 - Salt house.
Description of the Building:
From the street Latrán the gate is made up of a double winged
wooden gate embellished with the Schwarzenbergs coat-of-arms carved
in its upper part. The gate is set into a brick arch with a corner
of blockstones. The semicircle barrel vault in this place gradually
transforms into a segment arch on the side facing the Ist castle
courtyard. On the floor above the arch is a connecting
corridor leading into the Minorite monastery. The saddle roof
is simple and is covered with hollow tiles.
History of the Construction :
In the beginning, a gate used to stand in the wall of the advance
fortification of the Lower Castle, then in the course of the 15th
century new working quarters were gradually added onto this wall.
In the last quarter of the 16th century the area, which had been
continuously built up, enabled such demanding tasks as the
multi-level corridor connection of the castle with the monastery
and the garden in Latrán - Nové Město (New Town). The gate received
its present-day form in 1748 while the wooden railing dates from
the 19th century. The gate gets name from the traditional red
paint.
Significant Architectural Features :
Wooden railing bearing the Schwarzenberg coat-of-arms.
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