26/09/2024
Hrad Bezdez
Czechia
Bezděz Castle Czech hrad Bezděz is a Gothic castle in the Liberec Region of the Czech Republic Its construction began before 1264 by order of King Ottokar II of Bohemia
The royal castle of Bezděz was one of the most important Gothic castles in the Czech lands until its destruction in the Thirty Years War Erected between 1260 and 1280 on the phonolite hill of Velký Bezděz 604 metres 1982 ft above sea level it became the characteristic landmark of the local landscape and met the demands for an inaccessible as well as respectable royal castle
Parts that are accessible to visitors are the castle precincts including the royal palace burgraves house and the unique early Gothic chapel 😍