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Dolina veselja / The Valley of pleasure Traditional Cache

Hidden : 6/2/2012
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
2 out of 5

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Na vzhodnem delu Dola pri Ljubljani stoji graščina z imenom Lustthal. Po njej so nekdaj Dol imenovali tudi Dolina veselja.

Graščino je dal v letu 1540 pozidati Aleksander Gallenberg iz Sostrega. Po njem so se tamkajšnji vitezi imenovali Ostrovrharji, znani tudi iz Prešernove pesmi Turjaška Rozamunda. Leta 1549 so si Dol pridobili Raspi, 1688. leta pa je graščino kupil Janez Danijel pl. Erberg, ki mu lahko pripišemo baročne predelave graščine. Erbergi so imeli graščino v lasti skoraj 200 let.

Baron Josip Kalasanc Erberg je v prvi polovici 19. stoletja postavil dva paviljona, umetnosti kabinet in arhiv s knjižnico. Zunanji fasadi paviljonov spominjata na antične templje. Paviljona sta restavrirana in sta redka primera čistega klasicizma v Sloveniji. V paviljonih se danes odvijajo kulturni in družabni dogodki, predvsem številne razstave. Baron Erberg je preuredil tudi grajski park z ribniki, drevoredi in botaničnim vrtom z več kot 7000 rastlinami.

Žal v prejšnjih časih tako imeniten dvorec danes propada (leta 1944 so ga požgali partizani). Na čudovit park, zasnovan kot francoski Versailles, spominjajo še nekatera drevesa, obe terasi, obnovljeno stopnišče in kamniti empirski spomenik, ki je klesan v obliki jonskega stebra in je bil postavljen v spomin na obisk cesarja Franca I. v graščini leta 1821. Dolsko graščino je obiskal tudi prestolonaslednik Ferdinand. Graščina je slovela za najlepšo na vsem Kranjskem zaradi vsakovrstnih umetnin, s katerimi jo je okrasil bogati graščak.

V vasi je cerkev sv. Marjete, ki je starejša od graščine, omenjena je že leta 1427. Ima gotski prezbiterij, osmerokotna ladja pa je baročna. V bližini je rojstna hiša arheologa in antičnega zgodovinarja dr. Josipa Klemenca (1898–1967).

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At the eastern part of Dol pri Ljubljani stands manor called Lustthal. Dol was named The valley of pleasure, because of the German name of the manor.

The Gallenbergs were the titleholders of Dol Manor house to the 16th century, followed by the Rasps in 1549. More than one hundred years later, in 1688 to be precise, the Erberg Barons bought the manor house and the estate, and stayed there for nearly two hundred years.

Joseph Kalasanc Erberg built two neoclassical pavilions to house his collections – the northern was used as a library, the southern to house an art collection. Renovated pavilions host temporary exhibitions and other cultural events.

Baron Joseph Kalasanc Erberg has arranged park with fish ponds, avenues and beautiful botanical garden with more than 7.000 plants.

During his era, Dol was a meeting place of the Ljubljana aristocracy and everyone who meant anything in Carniola. The most renowned guests Kalasanc ever entertained were the Crown Prince Ferdinand and Emperor Franc I with his wife Caroline Augusta of Bavaria.

Unfortunately, in former times a great manor decays today (in 1944 the partisans burned it). Two terraces, restored staircase and railings still reminiscent to the wonderful park, designed as a French Versailles.

Restavrirana paviljona

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)