https://www.ipernity.com/tag/23639/keyword/252452 https://cdn.ipernity.com/p/101/57/5C/23639.buddy.jpg https://www.ipernity.com/tag/23639/keyword/252452 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:53:06 +0000 Mon, 01 Jun 2026 03:53:06 +0000 https://www.ipernity.com https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660504 tag:ipernity.com,2008-03-26,doc-1660504 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:58:41 +0000 2008-03-26T09:58:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660504"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/104/05/04/1660504.487e08d4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Even the more recent buildings in the Czech Republic can look spectacularly, exotically, dated. This supermarket may be less than 100 years old, maybe even less than 50 (I don't know the exact date), but the idea of such a building being built today is completely inconcievable.</div> Supermarket, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660504"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/104/05/04/1660504.487e08d4.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Even the more recent buildings in the Czech Republic can look spectacularly, exotically, dated. This supermarket may be less than 100 years old, maybe even less than 50 (I don't know the exact date), but the idea of such a building being built today is completely inconcievable.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660500 tag:ipernity.com,2008-03-26,doc-1660500 Wed, 26 Mar 2008 09:58:41 +0000 2008-03-26T09:58:41+01:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660500"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/104/05/00/1660500.59c7a4d2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's a larger view looking away from the Smetana statue, although I'm unaware if this whole square is counted as Smetanovo Namesti. That building with the tower is the Radnice, or town hall. The spectacular cloud formation is partly an accident resulting from the heavy editing I had to do in Gimp to compensate for the terrible scan.</div> Radnice and Town Square (Smetanovo Namesti???), Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1660500"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/104/05/00/1660500.59c7a4d2.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's a larger view looking away from the Smetana statue, although I'm unaware if this whole square is counted as Smetanovo Namesti. That building with the tower is the Radnice, or town hall. The spectacular cloud formation is partly an accident resulting from the heavy editing I had to do in Gimp to compensate for the terrible scan.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157659 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157659 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157659"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/59/1157659.acf26526.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is a related building to Statni Zamek Litomysl, only this one is adjacent the garden.</div> Statni Zamek Litomysl, Picture 4, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157659"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/59/1157659.acf26526.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This is a related building to Statni Zamek Litomysl, only this one is adjacent the garden.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157658 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157658 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/58/1157658.7beb1f27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A major feature of Statni Zamek Litomysl, as shown ealier, is its sgrafitti art, sometimes called grafitti in spite of its negative modern connotation. This is a shot taken of the courtyard.</div> Statni Zamek Litomysl, Picture 3, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157658"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/58/1157658.7beb1f27.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">A major feature of Statni Zamek Litomysl, as shown ealier, is its sgrafitti art, sometimes called grafitti in spite of its negative modern connotation. This is a shot taken of the courtyard.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157657 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157657 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157657"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/57/1157657.be5c3817.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The original Zamek, or chateau (also classified as a castle by Czechs) in Litomysl is thought to have dated back to 981 A.D., but this one was built starting in 1581, with a theatre added in 1775.</div> Statni Zamek Litomysl, Picture 2, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157657"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/57/1157657.be5c3817.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">The original Zamek, or chateau (also classified as a castle by Czechs) in Litomysl is thought to have dated back to 981 A.D., but this one was built starting in 1581, with a theatre added in 1775.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157656 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157656 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157656"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/56/1157656.f0c92735.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was a side street in Litomysl which I found while walking around looking for lunch.</div> Street, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157656"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/56/1157656.f0c92735.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was a side street in Litomysl which I found while walking around looking for lunch.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157655 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157655 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157655"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/55/1157655.79dce8a9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This building was at the end of the street with the patterned wall, if that's a clue for the identity of either. At the moment I'm still tracking down the info.</div> Building, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157655"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/55/1157655.79dce8a9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This building was at the end of the street with the patterned wall, if that's a clue for the identity of either. At the moment I'm still tracking down the info.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157654 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157654 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:43:02 +0000 2007-12-27T19:43:02-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/54/1157654.d2d5d940.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was a pattern I found on a wall on a walking tour of Litomysl. I originally thought that it was on a side street, but more careful examination of the othe other photos I shot reveals it to be part of the chateau, Statni Zamek Litomysl.</div> Statni Zamek Litomysl, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157654"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/54/1157654.d2d5d940.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">This was a pattern I found on a wall on a walking tour of Litomysl. I originally thought that it was on a side street, but more careful examination of the othe other photos I shot reveals it to be part of the chateau, Statni Zamek Litomysl.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157653 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157653 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:42:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:42:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157653"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/53/1157653.3ccb4377.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's another shot of the colorful buildings of Litomysl.</div> Buildings In Old Town Square, Picture 2, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157653"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/53/1157653.3ccb4377.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's another shot of the colorful buildings of Litomysl.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157652 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157652 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:42:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:42:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157652"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/52/1157652.e4bda6e9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I really liked the colors of the different buildings in Litomysl, or at least I found them to be a noticable part of my visit there. With the fall of communism in 1989, Czechs got back to their old habits of painting their buildings in various pastel colors, and in many cases even the communist-era buildings have been renovated and modernized in this style.</div> Buildings In Old town Square, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157652"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/52/1157652.e4bda6e9.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">I really liked the colors of the different buildings in Litomysl, or at least I found them to be a noticable part of my visit there. With the fall of communism in 1989, Czechs got back to their old habits of painting their buildings in various pastel colors, and in many cases even the communist-era buildings have been renovated and modernized in this style.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157651 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157651 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:42:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:42:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157651"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/51/1157651.0261778d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's another shot of Smetanovo Namesti. I took this for no particular reason but that I really liked the light and the shadows.</div> Smetanovo Namesti, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157651"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/51/1157651.0261778d.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Here's another shot of Smetanovo Namesti. I took this for no particular reason but that I really liked the light and the shadows.</div> Jon Searles https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157650 tag:ipernity.com,2007-12-28,doc-1157650 Fri, 28 Dec 2007 00:42:01 +0000 2007-12-27T19:42:01-05:00 nobody@ipernity.com (Jon Searles) <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157650"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/50/1157650.51d8521c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) is probably the best known of all Czech composers, unless you count Mozart, who was Austrian-born, but lived in what is now Bohemia and Moravia for a number of years, most notably in Prague and Olomouc, respectively. In any event, Litomysl is known as the birthplace of Smetana, and this square is named Smetanovo Namesti in his honor, complete with an appropriate statue.</div> Bedrich Smetana Statue and Smetanovo Namesti, Litomysl, Pardubicky Kraj, Bohemia (CZ), 2007 <p class="who"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/home/23639">Jon Searles</a> has posted:</p><p class="preview"><a href="https://www.ipernity.com/doc/23639/1157650"><img src="https://cdn.ipernity.com/103/76/50/1157650.51d8521c.240.jpg?r2" width="240" height="240" alt=""/></a></p><div class="description">Bedrich Smetana (1824-1884) is probably the best known of all Czech composers, unless you count Mozart, who was Austrian-born, but lived in what is now Bohemia and Moravia for a number of years, most notably in Prague and Olomouc, respectively. In any event, Litomysl is known as the birthplace of Smetana, and this square is named Smetanovo Namesti in his honor, complete with an appropriate statue.</div> Jon Searles