“The former baroque and later classicistic castle was radically demolished by entrepreneur and banker Theodor Bondy, and in the years from 1928 to 1930, a magnificent castle in pseudo-baroque style was built in the same place. After 1945, a top secret training center was located there – managed by the Czech Secret Police (State Security or StB) – for various foreign secret service agents (mostly Arabian). After 1990, the castle remained empty, and from time to time, several outdoor movie scenes were filmed on the premises.” wikimapia.org/Slapy-Castle
ANDREAS ORTNER photographed supermodel Barbora Podzimkova in Slapy Castle, equally beautiful and steeped in legend, just outside of Prague for VOGUE Ukraine. The timelessly beautiful styling, more than appropriate for the setting, came from Jana Kapounova, with hair by Petra Mechurova, make-up by Hristina Georgievska, production by Martin Luigi, and art direction by In the Headroom.
About – Slapy Castle. When you hear Slapy, the Slapy Dam and its numerous romantic coves and natural sceneries instantly spring to mind. But from a cinematographic point of view, there is one place even more praised – with its beauty, the castle in Slapy has already won quite a few film roles. When approaching the castle, your eyes will fall upon an oval pond. If you watch its surface closely, you will see a slight ripple. That’ll just be memories coming back to you, memories of dressed wealthy people, naked wives of German soldiers, and war veterans with missing limbs bathing! The film I Served the King of England offers a range of various views of the castle.
The most beautiful of all is the one you experience in person. After walking through the door, you will feel the rich and colorful history running through your body with the first breath you take. Habermann and his family in the film Habermann’s Mill had a christening party for his child there, until it was interrupted by SS officer Kozlowski. The authors of the popular Czech TV series První republika (The First Republic) soon realized how very convenient this location is; they even used its services twice in the production. It served as a first-class hotel and as a brothel. What will you see when you come for a visit? Let that be a surprise! GoSee: zemefilmu.cz///slapy-castle/