Jon Searles' photos with the keyword: sv. Kopecek

Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 3, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 3, Samotisk…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 302
Here's a parting shot of the front of the Bazilika.
Bazilika Minor Doorway, B&W version, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor Doorway, B&W version, Samotisky, Ol…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 1 1 361
One of the doorways into the courtyard also responds well to a black and white conversion.
Bazilika Courtyard, Picture 6, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Courtyard, Picture 6, Samotisky, Olomouc,…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 264
Here's another shot of the courtyard.
Tools and Supplies at the Bazilika, B&W version, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Tools and Supplies at the Bazilika, B&W version, S…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 284
Here was some of the other equipment/supplies/junk available to the maintenance crew, which I think makes a nice photo in black and white.
Slate, Picture 3, B&W version, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Slate, Picture 3, B&W version, Samotisky, Olomouc,…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 277
The shingles look especially good in black and white.
Slate, Picture 3, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Slate, Picture 3, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kr…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 279
I took several shots of the shingles, examining the patterns they made in the stack, and I wasn't the only photographer to notice this.
Slate, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Slate, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 273
There were plenty of spare parts stored in the Basilica, including these slate shingles. It doesn't look like they're for the roof, though, as the roof is reddish in color.
Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 2, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 2, Samotisk…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 352
The courtyard is actually walled in more than being a part of the main building, as you can see here, looking in towards the rear of the nave.
Bazilika Courtyard, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Courtyard, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 272
The Basilica also has a courtyard, albeit one without a garden, and in it are several statues in varying states of repair.
View from sv. Kopecek, Picture 2, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

View from sv. Kopecek, Picture 2, Samotisky, Olomo…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 279
Sv. Kopecek refers to the hill on which the Basilica is built. It isn't a very tall hill, but it still gives visitors a good view of the surrounding countryside, which is mostly flat.
Bazilika Minor na sv. kopecku, Samotisky, Olomouc, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor na sv. kopecku, Samotisky, Olomouc,…

Jon Searles
02 Jul 2009 394
The Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku (Basilica Minor on St. Kopecek) was built in 1669-1679, and designed by Giovanniho Pietra Tencalla, although an older church had existed on this site as early as 1078. More recently, this Basilica was a stop on Pope John Paul II's tour of the Czech Republic in 1995.
Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 2, Samotisky, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Picture 2, Samotisk…

Jon Searles
06 Jun 2009 224
This is a more common angle on the basilica, showing the twin clock towers.
Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Samotisky, Olomoucky Kraj, Moravia (CZ), 2008

Bazilika Minor na sv. Kopecku, Samotisky, Olomouck…

Jon Searles
06 Jun 2009 236
The full name of this basilica is the "Basilica Minor of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary," which is such a long name that it's rarely used. Dating to 1669, this basilica was one of the places Pope John Paul II visited in 1995.