List of castles in Prague
The Prague Castle at night.
This is the List of castles and châteaux located in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. There are many palaces and chateaux in the area, therefore this list is not complete. After the name of the castle or chateau comes the area where it is located, the architectural style in which it was built or rmodelled, and a short description of the subject. To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.
Table of contents
| Name | Image | District | Architecture | Summary | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biskupský dvůr Castle | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Chodov Fort |  | Prague 11 | Gothic | (Pictured)The Chodov water fort dates back to 1185, when it was owned by the Vyšehrad Chapter. In the 19th century neo-classical arcades were added, and the north tower was demolished. | [1] |
| Chvaly Chateau |  | *** | *** | Chvaly Chateau. | *** |
| Ctěnice Chateau |  | *** | *** | Carriage museum at Ctěnice Chateau. | *** |
| Čakovice Chateau |  | *** | *** | Čakovice Chateau. | *** |
| Ďáblice Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Děvín Castle |  | *** | *** | Hill of Děvín (310 m) above Zlíchov where Děvín Castle used to stand in Middle Ages. | *** |
| Dolní Počernice Chateau |  | Prague 14 | Neo-Baroque | Protected as an architectural cultural monument of Czech Republic, the château currently houses an orphanage. | [2] |
| Hloubětín Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Hlubočepy Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Jenerálka Chateau |  | Prague 6 | Neo-Baroque | A farmyard in the 1850s, in the second half of the 18th century it allegedly housed part of the Austrian General Staff - hence the name Jenerálka. | [3] |
| Jinonice Chateau |  | *** | *** | Entrance of Jinonice Chateau. | *** |
| Koloděje Chateau |  | *** | *** | Koloděje Chateau, sometimes used for government sessions. | *** |
| Komořany Chateau | .jpg) | *** | *** | Komořany Chateau houses Czech Hydrometeorological Institute. | *** |
| Krč Chateau |  | *** | *** | Krč Chateau. | *** |
| Kuglvajt Castle | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Kunratice Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Letohrádek Hvězda Chateau |  | *** | *** | Hvězda Summerhouse has a unique shape of a six-pointed star. | *** |
| Letohrádek Kinských Chateau |  | *** | *** | Kinsky Summerhouse on southern side of the Petřín Hill. | *** |
| Letohrádek Královny Anny |  | *** | *** | Queen Anne's Summerhouse in Royal Garden of Prague Castle. | *** |
| Libeň Chateau |  | Prague 8 | *** | Libeň Chateau where Treaty of Libeň between Emperor Rudolf II and his brother Archduke Matthias was signed in 1608. | *** |
| Lochkov Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Malešice Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Michnův letohrádek Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Místodržitelský letohrádek Chateau |  | *** | *** | Viceroy's Summerhouse in Stromovka Park. | *** |
| Motol Chateau |  | *** | *** | Motol Chateau. | *** |
| Nový Hrad u Kunratic Castle |  | *** | *** | Ruins of Nový Hrad (New Castle) in Forest of Kunratice. This was a favourite residence of King Wenceslas IV but the castle was destroyed by Hussites shortly after his death. | *** |
| Petrovice Chateau |  | *** | ** | Petrovice Chateau. | *** |
| Portheimka Chateau |  | *** | *** | Portheimka Chateau in Smíchov. | *** |
| Práče Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Prague Castle |  | *** | *** | Prague Castle by night. | *** |
| Suchdol Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Trója Chateau |  | *** | *** | Trója Chateau. | *** |
| Uhříněves Chateau | *** | *** | *** | *** | |
| Veleslavín Chateau |  | *** | *** | Veleslavín Chateau. | *** |
| Villa Amerika |  | *** | *** | Michna's Summerhouse in the New Town, nowadays it houses a museum of composer Antonín Dvořák. | *** |
| Vinoř Chateau |  | *** | *** | Vinoř Chateau. | *** |
| Vyšehrad Castle |  | Prague 2 | Baroque | (Pictured) Vyšehrad as seen over the Vltava River from Císařská louka (Imperial Meadow) Island. The Basilica of St Peter and St Paul, which dominates Vyšehrad, was remodelled in the second half of the 14th century and again in 1885 and 1887 in Neo-gothic style | [4][5] |
| Záběhlice Chateau |  | *** | *** | *** | *** |
| Zbraslav Chateau |  | *** | *** | Zbraslav Chateau | *** |
See also
References
- ↑ Vácslav Babička (2001). Central State Archives in Prague and its Buildings. Státní ústřední archiv v Praze. ISBN 978-80-85475-75-3. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ↑ Freda Satow; Bill Gatherer (1992). Literacy without frontiers: proceedings of the 7th European and 28th United Kingdom Reading Association Annual Conference at Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, July 1991. United Kingdom Reading Association. p. 201. ISBN 978-0-9501795-7-5.
- ↑ Petr David; Vladimír Soukup (2002). 888 hradů, zámků, tvrzí České republiky. Kartografie. p. 228. ISBN 978-80-7011-709-5.
- ↑ Ehrenberger, Tomaš The Most Beautiful 88 Castles, pg. 114, Kartografie Praha a.s., ISBN 80-7011-745-1
- ↑ Bernd F. Gruschwitz (2001). Prague. Hunter Publishing, Inc. pp. 65–. ISBN 978-3-88618-861-1. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
External links
- Castles, Chateaux, and Ruins (Czech)
- Czech Republic — Manors, Castles, Historical Towns (English)
- Hrady.cz (Czech)
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