Baroque Theatre in Český Krumlov Castle
The Baroque theatre at the castle in Český Krumlov represents the Late Baroque period. The theatre, with its original Baroque equipment, preserved both in objects and also in richly archived documentation, is undoubtedly unique in the world. Only…
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Červený Dvůr Castle
The Schwarzenberg Baroque castle complex Červený Dvůr is located between Chvalšiny and Kájov. It is surrounded by a beautiful English park with several romantic preserved garden buildings and fountains. The castle contains many valuable interiors,…
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Čimelice Castle
Čimelice Castle was built in 1730 by the builder A. Canevalle for K. Bissingen. After a fire in 1767, the castle was extended. K. Schwarzenberg became the owner in 1850. During the Second World War, it was used by Germans for the internment (house…
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Jemčina Hunting Lodge
The Jemčina Hunting Lodge was built by Prince Prokop Vojtěch Černín in the middle of the 18th century. Within the lodge, a chapel devoted to St. John of Nepomuk was built. The chapel is 19 meters tall and, with its fresco decorations, represents the…
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Lnáře Castle
This Early Baroque four-wing castle was built by Aleš Ferdinand Vratislav of Mitrovice in the second half of the 17th century in the neighbourhood of an older Gothic Renaissance manor house. A Late Baroque bridge with six statues of saints leads to…
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Mitrowicz Castle
This fortress, originally from 1565, was rebuilt between 1737 and 1741 under the management of František Vratislav of Mitrovice. The residential section was extended and the Chapel of St. Anne was built, which bestowed it with a contemporary Baroque…
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Ohrada Chateau in Hluboká nad Vltavou
The Ohrada Chateau was built between 1708 and 1713 in the Baroque style for Prince A. F. Schwarzenberg as a hunting lodge, used for the organization of hunts and palatial hunting festivities. In 1842, it opened its doors as a museum of hunting where…
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Stráž nad Nežárkou Castle
Stráž nad Nežárkou Castle is a feudal residence which achieved its Baroque appearance primarily through the reconstruction of the original Gothic castle after 1715. The castle is known especially in relation to the famous opera singer Ema Destinnová…
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