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Modlivý důl near Svojkov
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
On this picture postcard from 1900 there is the place with benches in front of the rock-chapel of the Modlivý důl. In the past frequently great processions of worshippers from the broad environments went on pilgrimage here.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
This picture postcard from 1901 shows the front-wall of the rock-chapel before the last great adaptation in 1903.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
On this picture postcard from the beginning of the 20th century you see the front wall of the rock-chapel in the Modlivý důl had nearly the same appearance as at present.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
This picture postcard without date of the Modlivý důl shows to the left the rock-chapel with its front-wall as reconstructed in 1836, to the right the end of the ravine with the steps leading to the niche of the so-called oratory where formerly stood the sculptural group of the Calvary by Joseph Max senior.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
This postcard shows the rock-chapel at the Modlivý důl during a religious ceremony which in former times had been celebrated very frequently.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
On this picture postcard from 1883 you see the place in front of the rock-chapel at the end of the Modlivý důl-ravine. To the left there are the steps leading to the niche of the so-called oratory.
Illustration from the book by A. Moschkau: Die Burgen Bürgstein und Schwoika in Nordböhmen (The castles of Sloup and Svojkov in Northern Bohemia).
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
This picture postcard without date shows the adapted place in front of the rock-chapel of the Modlivý důl.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
On this picture postcard we see the interior of the rock-chapel with the sculpture of Virgin Mary. Since 1903 the interior of the chapel had been designed according to the chapel of Lourdes.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.
Modlivý důl near Svojkov
This picture postcard from 1901 shows the staircase leading to the niche with the Calvary group at the end of the Modlivý důl-valley. At present only a desolated foot-path leads to the now empty niche.
A postcard from the collection of Mr. Jiří Rosol.