Well chapel - Žďár nad Sázavou 2

Located in a former paradise yard.

You can get to the chapel as part of a tour of the castle - In the footsteps of Santini.

I visited the castle on a winter weekend, when only the New Generation Museum was opened and there were no guided tours of the castle. But I wanted to see the Well Chapel if possible. The entrance to the Garden of Eden was closed, but in the end I took advantage of the view from the window on the first floor of the convent, where there is a permanent exhibition dedicated to Santini. The well chapel was originally Gothic, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style by the Kutná Hora builder Giovanni Battista Spinetti de Angelo. According to legend, he founded the well Boček of Obřany in 1252 and even named the whole monastery "Fons Beatae Mariae Virginis" - Well of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The water from this well allegedly healed him later. Its symbol is also part of today's emblem of the city. The ten-sided chapel with 18 meters (originally 32 m) deep carved well supplied the monastery with drinking water. During the Hussite riots the monastery was burnt down and the well was buried. Around 1710, the chapel was newly vaulted by Jan Blažej Santini and he placed a baroque forged grille on which he placed the statue of the Madonna. In 2005, the overall restoration of the chapel began. The chapel consecration ceremony took place in October 2010. I visited the castle on the winter weekend, when only the Museum of New Generation was opened and there were no tours of the castle. But I had the task of seeing Well Chapel, if possible. The entrance to the former Garden of Eden was closed, but in the end I took advantage of the view from the window on the first floor of the convent, where there is a permanent exhibition dedicated to Santini. Originally Gothic, it was rebuilt in the Baroque style by the Kutná Hora builder Giovanni Battista Spinetti de Angelo. According to the legend, it was founded by Boček of Obřany in 1252 and well even ghave and the name of the whole monastery "Fons Beatae Mariae Virginis" - Well of the Blessed Virgin Mary. The water from this well allegedly healed Boček later. Its symbol is also a part of today's emblem of the city. A ten-sided chapel with 18 meters (originally 32 meters) deep carved well supplied monastery with drinking water. During the Hussite riots the monastery was burnt down and the well was backfilled. Around 1710, the chapel was newly vaulted by Jan Blazej Santini and he was also placed a baroque forged grille on which the statue of Madonna was placed. In 2005, the overall restoration began. The Chapel Consecration Ceremony took place in October 2010.