Kuks Forest Sculptures - Hermit Juan Garin - detail of the Baroque sculpture by Matthias Bernard Braun in the Bethlehem of Braun, Kuks, Czech Republic

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Kuks Forest Sculptures - Hermit Juan Garin - detail of the Baroque sculpture by Matthias Bernard Braun in the Bethlehem of Braun, Kuks, Czech Republic. The Bethlehem of Braun (Czech: Braunuv Betlem) is a complex of Baroque statues and relieves carved by famous sculptor Matthias Bernard Braun directly in sandstone rocks in the forest near complex Kuks Hospital in Northern Bohemia, Czech Republic. Part of the sculptures in the New Forest is ranked the best works of Czech Baroque sculpture. Since 2002, the area is protected as a National Historic Landmark and were listed in the 2000 World Monuments Watch by the World Monuments Fund.

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