Heritages

TROJA - BOTANICKA ZAHRADA - VENKOVNI EXPOZICE —

TROJSKY ZAMEK — Baroque Folly of Italian Type

Unique Baroque villa of Italian type in Bohemia, based on Jean Baptist Mathey's plans and built by count Václav Adalbert from Šternberk after 1679.

TYNSKÝ CHRAM (KOSTEL P. MARIE PRED TYNEM) — Gothic Cathedral

There used to be a Romanic church, mentioned already in 1135, but an Early-Gothic three-body church was built here in the second half of the 13th century, which had to be, again, taken down to allow a new cathedral to be erected. The Týn Cathedral's construction began…

VALDSTEJNSKA ZAHRADA — Former Manneristic Garden

Former Manneristic garden to Albrecht from Valdštejn was modified several times during the 18th ans 19th cnetury. The method of hinted reconstruction was performed here in the 50s of the 20th century. Set of sculptures by Adrien de Vries dominates the garden, it was…

VALDSTEJNSKY DUM (PANSKY, VYSOKY) — Renaissance Town House

It was established in the Late-Renaissance period, around 1611, before Valdštejnský Palace was erected. The name (Lords) hints it was probably indeed used by the Valdštejns, maybe during the construction of the Valdštejnský Palace. They sold it to Tunes in 1670, who…

VALDSTEJNSKY PALAC — Baroque Palace to Albrecht from Valdštejn

Albrecht from Valdštejn had the palace built in 1623, it was finished in 1630. It was supposed to compete with the Prague castle for prestige. Confiscated in 1645 from Valdštejn's offsprings. It is a part of the Czech Republic Senate.

VEZ CHRAMU SV. MIKULASE — Baroque Cathedral

Supreme-Baroque cathedral erected in 1704-56 by Jessuites, on the place of the former St. Nicholas Gothic Church. The construction was realized by father and then son Dietzenhofer and A. Lurago. This building is considered one of the most precious ones North of the…

VRTBOVSKA ZAHRADA — Baroque Garden

Vrtbovská garden, is together with three other Baroque gardens (Vratislavská, Schönbornská and Lobkowická) located on the hillside of Petřín, it is one of the most important Prague Baroque gardens.

VYSEHRAD — Areal of Premyslids Castle Site, Gothic Castle, Later Baroque Fort

This was originally Chrasten Castle, which was established at some time in the 10th century, that also became a Premyslids mint and the first Czech King Vratislav even dwelled here for a while. Vyšehrad's importnace was diminishing from the second half of the 12th…

VYSEHRAD - HRBITOV SE SLAVINEM — Vyšehradské Cemetery with Slavín

Former parish church of the Vyšehrad Canonry was changed into a national cemetery in the 70s of the 19th century. Local gravestones form a unique gallery of cemetery plastics with pieces by J.V. Myslbek, F. Bílek, B. Kafka and others. One part of this cemetery is so…