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The Reconstruction of the Hvězda Summer Residence as a Gunpowder Store in 1779 - 1781 in the Light of Sources of the Bohemia Gubernium and the Prague Castle Construction Authority

Publication at Faculty of Arts |
2016

Abstract

The study focuses on the reconstruction of the Hvězda summer residence in Prague as a gunpowder store, which took place in 1779 - 1781. Based on an analysis of the historical sources, it deals with the construction works' process, expended financial resources and the building's equipment after completion of the adaptation.