Liechtenstein family vault, family vault beside All Saints Church in Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic
The Liechtenstein family vault is a Neoclassical building of 1789 standing northwest of All Saints Church in Moravský Krumlov, not inside it. Its square, block-like upper chapel has rusticated corner quoins, a low triangular pediment and two round-arched windows with sandstone surrounds. Below, reached through cast-iron plates and steps, the crypt holds tin and copper coffins in two rows.
Moravský Krumlov passed to the Liechtenstein family in 1625, when Gundakar von Liechtenstein bought the estate from the imperial chamber. In 1750 Emanuel von Liechtenstein received it from his brother, the reigning prince Josef Wenzel, making it the majorat of the younger Karlic line. After field marshal Karl Borromäus von Liechtenstein died in 1789, his widow Marie Eleonore von Oettingen-Spielberg had this vault built by architect Johann Henrizzi. Burials took place from 1789 to 1908, ending with Rudolf von Liechtenstein, with whom the Karlic line died out in the male line.
The vault was built in 1789 by Princess Marie Eleonore of Oettingen-Spielberg for her husband Karl of Liechtenstein, as the Latin plaque over the portal states. The facade carries the German inscription "HERR SEI UNS NICHT RICHTER, SONDER ERLÖSER" and the relief coats of arms of the Liechtenstein and Oettingen families flank the entrance.
The vault stands northwest of All Saints Church, separated from the church forecourt by a fence with a gate topped by stone spheres; the parish cemetery lies to the east. The building belongs to the Roman Catholic parish of Moravský Krumlov, so access to the chapel and the crypt below should be arranged with the parish beforehand.
The vault stands northwest of All Saints Church, separated from the churchyard by a fence with a gate of two pillars topped by spheres. The entrance is protected by a wrought-iron grille, and the facade bears the German inscription 'HERR SEI UNS NICHT RICHTER, SONDER ERLÖSER'.
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