Plumlov
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Plumlov is a town in the Olomouc Region
, Czech Republic
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Plumlov is the place of the castle, which was personally designed by Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein, an avid devotee to the art of building. Know then as Plumenau Castle, it was intended as a jewel of Baroque architecture
. After the World War II
, the castle was confiscated from its owners by the communist government. Now in possession of the local government in Plumlov, attempts to restore the building to its original voluptuous forms of Bohemian baroque have met with acute financial shortcomings.
Olomouc Region
Olomouc Region is an administrative unit of the Czech Republic, located in the north-western and central part of its historical region of Moravia and in a small part of the historical region of Silesia . It is named for its capital Olomouc.-External links:* *...
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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Plumlov is the place of the castle, which was personally designed by Prince Karl Eusebius of Liechtenstein, an avid devotee to the art of building. Know then as Plumenau Castle, it was intended as a jewel of Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture
Baroque architecture is a term used to describe the building style of the Baroque era, begun in late sixteenth century Italy, that took the Roman vocabulary of Renaissance architecture and used it in a new rhetorical and theatrical fashion, often to express the triumph of the Catholic Church and...
. After the World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
, the castle was confiscated from its owners by the communist government. Now in possession of the local government in Plumlov, attempts to restore the building to its original voluptuous forms of Bohemian baroque have met with acute financial shortcomings.