Tajemná místaATLAS OF STORIES AND LEGENDS
Houska - Hrad · STORY FROM THE ATLAS

Hermetic decoration

Among the remains of 14th-century frescoes on the north side of the chapel is the imposing figure of Offer, generally understood as an alchemical allegory of the bearer of gold. Other allegorical paintings include the archangel Michael with a dragon and fragments of Sibyls' heads.

WHERE TO FIND THE PLACE

Location and map

Place
Houska - Hrad
Municipality / starting point
Houska
District / region
Česká Lípa
Country
Czechia
Distance and direction
8 km SE of Dubé

Among the remains of 14th-century frescoes on the north side of the chapel is the imposing figure of Offer, generally understood as an alchemical allegory of the bearer of gold. Other allegorical paintings include the archangel Michael with a dragon and fragments of Sibyls' heads.

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SOURCES OF THE STORY

Sources of the original atlas Tajemná místa · page 122

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