{"id":2350,"date":"2014-09-30T16:13:56","date_gmt":"2014-09-30T14:13:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/?p=2350"},"modified":"2017-05-21T12:38:22","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T10:38:22","slug":"karlstejn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2014\/09\/30\/karlstejn\/","title":{"rendered":"Karlstejn Castle:  Medieval Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prague owes so much to the\u00a0strength and wealth of Charles IV, King of Bohemia, that we forget he ruled through-out central Europe for many years as\u00a0Holy Roman Emperor. \u00a0He built Karlstejn (Karlstein) to protect both the crown jewels of the empire and his collection of holy relics. \u00a0This castle, only 30 km from Prague, managed to survive the many wars since and has had three major reconstructions. \u00a0So it is in remarkable good shape and well tells the story of Charles the Fourth.<\/p>\n<p>No one tells the story of our visit better than star photo-journalist, Karin. \u00a0Click below to see her Album.<br \/>\n(It is in Google Photos so you may have to hunt to find the descriptions.)<\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 194px;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"height: 194px; background: url('https:\/\/www.gstatic.com\/pwa\/s\/v\/lighthousefe_20140824.00_p3\/transparent_album_background.gif') no-repeat left;\" align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/jLU7xxsvbKoD1Nui6?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" style=\"margin: 1px 0 0 4px;\" src=\"https:\/\/lh5.googleusercontent.com\/-9iqLlVOiSfw\/VCPw7F4i3AE\/AAAAAAAApfo\/4RFqqTSZeLY\/s160-c\/KarlstejnCastle.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center; font-family: arial,sans-serif; font-size: 11px;\"><a style=\"color: #4d4d4d; font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/photos\/jLU7xxsvbKoD1Nui6?authuser=0&amp;feat=embedwebsite\">Karlstejn Castle<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\" async=\"\"><\/script><!-- CM banner2 --> <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 468px; height: 60px;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-2515309446870516\" data-ad-slot=\"6383631682\"><\/ins><script>\/\/ <![CDATA[ (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prague owes so much to the\u00a0strength and wealth of Charles IV, King of Bohemia, that we forget he ruled through-out central Europe for many years as\u00a0Holy Roman Emperor. \u00a0He built Karlstejn (Karlstein) to protect both the crown jewels of the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2014\/09\/30\/karlstejn\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2MK34-BU","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":213,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2010\/10\/26\/a-mala-strana-sunday\/","url_meta":{"origin":2350,"position":0},"title":"A Mala Strana Sunday","author":"Karin","date":"October 26, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"Mala Strana (started around 1257) is a district of Prague and the name means Lesser Town or Lesser Side.\u00a0 One can reach it by leaving Old Town and walking across Charles Bridge.\u00a0 Voila!\u00a0 You are there!\u00a0 Right below the Prague Castle!\u00a0Mala Strana is home to Kampa Island, Petrin Hill, Maltese\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Places&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Places","link":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/category\/places\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/Infant-of-Prague-church-Karin-225x300.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":63,"url":"https:\/\/parosparadise.com\/CzechMates\/2010\/02\/02\/pragues-golden-lane-to-close-for-a-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":2350,"position":1},"title":"Prague&#8217;s Golden Lane to Close for a Year","author":"Michael","date":"February 2, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"According to a report from Radio Prague Today: \u00a0Prague Castle's famous Golden Lane is to be closed for at least one year for its most extensive restoration ever. 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