Chapel in Pořešice, Belltower chapel in Pořešice, Czech Republic.
The Chapel in Pořešice is a Baroque square bell tower with rounded corners, a smooth rendered facade and a shingled tent roof topped by a lantern with an onion dome and a wrought-iron cross. Its west facade has a portal with a profiled frame and double doors, above which sits a blind niche with a conch and stucco surround; a matching niche is on the north side. A small bell hangs in the lantern.
The bell tower dates from 1704, the year recorded in stucco beneath the cornice on its north facade. It is a Baroque square structure with rounded corners, a smooth rendered facade and a lantern roof topped by an onion dome and a wrought-iron cross. It is a protected cultural monument of the Czech Republic; a stone cross from 1932 stands beside it.
The building is a Baroque bell tower rather than a chapel, with a small bell hung in its lantern. Under the north cornice a stucco date reads 1704, and a stone cross from 1932 stands beside it.
The belltower stands in the Pořešice cadastral area of Vysoký Chlumec, Příbram District. A stone cross from 1932 stands beside it. The entrance with its two-leaf door is on the smooth western facade, so approach from that side to see the recess above the door.
The bell in the lantern is small, and the roof above it is covered in shingles while the onion dome is sheet metal. On the north facade, below the cornice, a stucco date reads 1704. A stone cross from 1932 stands beside the building.
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