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            view of Zámecká Věž (Castle Tower), Hrad Český Krumlov (Český Krumlov Castle) and old town from castle viewpoint

Český Krumlov (German: Krumau or Böhmisch Krumau, also spelt Krummau) is a town in the South Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 13,000 inhabitants. It is known as a tourist centre, which is among the most visited places in the country. The historic centre with the Český Krumlov Castle complex is protected by law as an urban monument reservation, and since 1992, it has been a designated UNESCO World Heritage Site because of its well-preserved Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque architecture.

The Castle Tower is probably the most famous symbol of Český Krumlov. The banner at the top shines at a height of 86m above the Vltava River. The tower has a Gothic core, but it was completed in Renaissance style. The lowest section was created in the mid-13th century, while the second floor, slightly narrower and separated from the bottom by a narrow ledge, is about a hundred years younger. The Renaissance Tower was given its shape by completion in 1581, designed by Italian architect Baldassaro Maggi of Arogno (about 1550–1619). The exterior decoration of the tower as well as of the Hrádek in 1590 is the work of the Rožmberk court painter Bartoloměj Beránek, nicknamed Jelínek (-1618). The murals were extensively repaired and partially reconstructed from 1994 to 1996. The gallery is decorated with arcades on 19 columns. There are four bells hung in the tower, the heaviest of which has an estimated weight of 1,800 kg and dates from 1406. Other small bells, known as the clock bells, have been hanging in the lucerne atop the tower for 400 years.

Taken in: Bohemia / Jihočeský kraj / Český Krumlov (show map)

Taken on: May 26, 2022

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Camera: Sony DSLR-A350, f/10.0, 1/250 sec, 28mm (=42mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSLR-A350
Aperture:	f/10.0
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	28mm (35mm equivalent: 42mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Landscape
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	DSLR-A350 v1.00
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