Mírkov, chapel of the Visitation of the Virgin Mary, front gable of the chapel, 1975

The nave, built of stone, was demolished, while the rock-hewn presbytery remains, with some sections rebuilt. Originally a pseudo-Romanesque, single-nave chapel built on a scenic viewpoint about half a kilometer south of the settlement after 1800 on the site of a rock-hewn hermitage. The back of the chapel was built into the sandstone cliff (which still stands), the front section stood freely. Its furnishings were contemporary with the construction. The tower was destroyed in June 1975, and the.. Read more » nave in June 1977. The interior was destroyed by soldiers repairing the nearby road even before the demolition. A large pile of rubble (sandstone and bricks) remains where the nave stood; the front left corner survives to a height of about 1.2 meters. The chapel is not registered in the land registry, the land belongs to the municipality of Povrly.