Geology of Castles and Chateaux of the Czech Republic
| Type of study | Follow-up Master |
|---|---|
| Language of instruction | Czech |
| Code | 541-3507/01 |
| Abbreviation | GHZ |
| Course title | Geology of Castles and Chateaux of the Czech Republic |
| Credits | 5 |
| Coordinating department | Department of Geological Engineering |
| Course coordinator | Ing. Jan Kubáč, Ph.D. |
Subject syllabus
1. Introduction
2. History of building and importance of castles and chateaux
3. Geological bedrock of the Czech Republic, sources of building stone
4. Classification of used building stone
5. Relation of geomorphology and construction of castle buildings
6. Exogenous processes and their influence on castle objects
7. Castles on Proterozoic rocks
8. Granite castles
9. Castles on metamorphic rocks
10. Castles on volcanic rocks
11. Limestone castles
12. Sandstone castles
13. Castles on "exotics"
2. History of building and importance of castles and chateaux
3. Geological bedrock of the Czech Republic, sources of building stone
4. Classification of used building stone
5. Relation of geomorphology and construction of castle buildings
6. Exogenous processes and their influence on castle objects
7. Castles on Proterozoic rocks
8. Granite castles
9. Castles on metamorphic rocks
10. Castles on volcanic rocks
11. Limestone castles
12. Sandstone castles
13. Castles on "exotics"
E-learning
Study materials for this course can be found at the following link: https://edison.sso.vsb.cz/cz.vsb.edison.edu.study.prepare.web/StudySupportsFileServlet/8dac4c0a-9689-4a7f-a114-b33fef3ee2fe;1.0/Geologie%20hrad%C5%AF%20a%20z%C3%A1mk%C5%AF%20%C4%8Cesk%C3%A9%20republiky.pdf?inline=true
Literature
Advised literature
CZECHTOURISM: 111 castles, châteaux and other selected historic buildings in the Czech Republic. Praha: Česká centrála cestovního ruchu, 1998.