Bustěhrad - Plague column

Near Bustěhrad Castle and the parish church of the Ascension of St. An early baroque, sandstone Marian column from the beginning of the 18th century stands above the cross. It is 5 meters high and on the Corinthian capital there are statues of angels holding a picture with a relief of the Madonna and Child, referred to as the Palladium of the Czech Land, since 1609 a symbol of protection for Czech Catholics. The column was created by Anna Marie Františka, Grand Duchess...