Chapel of the Coronation of Virgin Mary, Religious chapel in Niměřice, Czech Republic.
The Chapel of the Coronation of Virgin Mary is a Neo-Romanesque octagonal central building from 1864, standing alone in a field south of the Niměřice manor. Four short arms surround a raised central section under a pyramidal sheet-metal roof. The corners are of exposed stone, the cornice is banded with small arches, and the windows have arched stone surrounds with tracery and a colonnette. The northeast arm facing the path holds a stepped entrance portal with a coat of arms above it.
The chapel was built in 1864 as a Neo-Romanesque octagonal central structure with four short arms. In 1856 Countess Marie Is. Thurn-Taxis had a marble statue of the Virgin Mary by Václav Levý made for it; the statue was later placed in the National Gallery in Prague. The building is protected as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The chapel stands alone in the fields south of Niměřice chateau and belongs to the spiritual administration of Strenice, part of the parish district of the Mladá Boleslav archdeaconry. Mass times are listed in the catalogue of the Litoměřice diocese. Countess Marie Is. Thurn-Taxisová commissioned a marble statue of the Virgin Mary from sculptor Václav Levý in 1856; it was later placed in the National Gallery in Prague.
The chapel is located in Niměřice and can be reached via the village roads. As a protected cultural monument, visitors should be aware that certain access guidelines may apply to the site.
The chapel carries the specific dedication to the Coronation of the Virgin Mary, which sets it apart from many other religious sites in the region. This dedication points to a particular local tradition of Marian devotion maintained in the village.
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