{"id":3625,"date":"2020-01-29T14:32:28","date_gmt":"2020-01-29T13:32:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/?p=3625"},"modified":"2020-02-12T10:27:46","modified_gmt":"2020-02-12T09:27:46","slug":"nasla-sa-nova-najstarsia-foto-katarinky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.katarinka.sk\/en\/2020\/01\/oldest-photo-of-katarinka-found\/","title":{"rendered":"Oldest photo of Katar\u00ednka found"},"content":{"rendered":"

In 2018, a real gem for our organization was discovered. In the Slovak National Archive in Bratislava, the oldest surviving photograph (so far) of Katar\u00ednka, dated 1904<\/strong>, was discovered. The photo is located in the photo album of the P\u00e1lffy family, who are probably also present in the photo itself. It is an irreplaceable source of information for our organization, as the photograph provided us with new, previously unknown facts about Katar\u00ednka. This photograph was first presented internally to members and associates of our organization O.Z. Katar\u00ednka, during the celebrations of the 400th anniversary of Katar\u00ednka. But now we are making it available to the general public for the first time.<\/p>\n

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The timing of the photo (1904) is really fortunate for us. This is because only a year later after the photo was taken, in 1905, the four statues which were originally placed at the top of the tower, were thrown down from the top of the tower into piles of wood and hay and then transported to the vicinity of the P\u00e1lffy tomb at the cemetery in Smolenice, where they still can be found to this very day. So thanks to this photo, we can now see that the statues were not on the corners of the tower, as originally thought, but were located in the middle of its walls instead.<\/p>\n

These three interesting parts of Katar\u00ednka can be seen on the photo, which are not standing anymore:<\/p>\n