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Baroque Cemetery in Kroměříž, Czechia

The Baroque cemetery in Střílky stands as a unique masterpiece of Central European sepulchral architecture. Its distinction lies in its elevated terraced design, employing fortification principles to create a "theater of memory" (theatrum memoriae). Established in the mid-18th century by Antonín Amandus of Petřvald, the site features high-quality sculptures by Gottfried Fritsch, a pupil of G. R. Donner. The complex is famous for its "torso" nature; the grand vision remained unfinished after the
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