Pomník Joachima Barranda

The French engineer and paleontologist Joachim Barrande devoted almost forty-five years of his life to the study of Czech Silurian rocks and fossils in Central Bohemia, thus making Bohemia famous and also Skryje. In the valley of the Berounka River around Skryjí and Týřovice, layers of the oldest formation of the Proterozoic, Cambrian, rise to the earth's surface. A large number of fossils of the then living animals have been preserved here, the most famous of which are the trilobites. Joachim Barrande was born on August 11, 1799 in the southern French town of Saugues. For several years, he designed and built bridges (for example, the bridge over the Loire River, which still stands today). In 1826 he was called to court, where he taught mathematics and science. After the July Revolution in 1830, he traveled to England, Scotland and finally in 1831 to Bohemia, where he lived first at Buštěhrad Castle and then at Prague Castle. Count Kašpar of Šternberk asked Joachim Barrand to assess the possibility of building a horse-drawn railway line to the coal basins near the Town Halls and Pilsen. During the survey of the route, Barrande came across shales full of Paleozoic fossils, especially trilobites, near the villages of Skryje and Týřovice. Barrande traveled intensively in Central Bohemia and mapped the area covered by the shallow sea in the Proterozoic. He paid special attention to the surroundings of Prague to the south and west - up to Beroun, Rakovník and Příbram. A relatively large collection was created, which was located in the building of the old school in Skryje. Barrande was an old bachelor, his first housewife in Prague was the mother of the Czech writer Jan Neruda. Although Barrande remained French throughout his life, he never forgot the places that gave him findings that had earned him world fame. The French engineer and palaeontologist Joachim Barrande devoted almost 45 years of his life to studying the Czech Silurian rocks and fossils in central Bohemia, especially area around Skryje. In the valley of the river Berounka, around the Skryje and Týřovice, a layer of the oldest formation, the Palaeozoic, the Cambrian, appears on the earth's surface. There was a large number of fossils of living animals, the most famous of which became trilobites. Joachim Barrande was born on August 11, 1799 in Saugues, south of France. For several years, he designed and built bridges (for example, a bridge across the Loire River, which still stands today). In 1826 he was called to the court where he taught mathematics and natural sciences. After the July revolution in 1830 he traveled to England, Scotland and eventually to Bohemia in 1831, where he first resided in the castle of Buštěhrad and then at the Prague Castle. Count Kaspar of Šternberk asked Joachim Barrande to assess the possibility of building a horse-drawn railway line to the coal basins at Radnice and Pilsen. During the exploration of the route, Barrande came across the villages of Skryje and Týřovice on slate full of Paleozoical fossils, especially trilobites. Barrande intensively repeatedly traveled to Central Bohemia and mapped the areas that covered the shallow sea in the forests. Particular attention was paid to the surroundings of Prague towards the south and west - to Beroun, Rakovník and Příbram. There was a relatively large collection, which was placed in the building of the old school in Skryje. Barrande was an old boy, his first housekeeper in Prague was the mother of Czech writer Jan Neruda. Although Barrande has remained a Frenchman for life, he has never forgotten the places that gave him the findings that have earned him worldwide fame.