PT Journal
AU Hurka, M
TI Borgorelli's Renaissance Bridges near Stara Boleslav in Photographs and Paintings
SO Pamatky strednich Cech
PY 2021
BP 79
EP 85
VL 35
IS 2
DI 10.56112/psc.2021.2.06
WP https://pamatkysc.cz/en/artkey/psc-202102-0006.php
DE Renaissance; inundation (flood) bridge; Matteo Borgorelli; Stara Boleslav; Brandys nad Labem; photography and painting documentation
SN 08621586
AB Matteo Borgorelli appears to have built the Renaissance inundation bridges in the years 1568-1569 between the Labe main watercourse near Brandys nad Labem and the so-called Tun near Stara Boleslav. The bridges completely lost their function during 1878-1933. Although practically no original parts of the bridges can be observed, some relics have survived. The 2009 archaeological research uncovered some, and the rest probably lies under the current Nabrezi Street. Only a little information about the visual appearance of the bridges existed. The author of the article has recently focused on continuous searching and gathering of picture documentation, especially works of art and photographs of the place prior to 1933. They are now published. It is the aim to contribute to the wider awareness about this unique work that played a fundamental and irreplaceable role in the set of nearly 700 metres long bridges connecting originally separate villages Brandys nad Labem and Stara Boleslav.
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