House "The White Horse"
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Pershteynova area in Pardubice is famous for its beautiful mansions, almost all of which has its own history, and some even their own name. It was such a unique home building is at number 60. This is the house "At the White Horse", which is considered one of the oldest in Pardubice. It was built on the site of a Gothic mansion affected by fire in 1507. The new owner - Mayor of Ian Roman - for the construction of a new home base of burnt used old. For a whole century, the house was called "Romanovsky" by the name of the owner.

At the end of the XVIII century, the heirs sold the house Ian Roman brewer Jan Belsky for 3700 gold. Even in those days the house had another name "The White Horse". It appeared bagodarya a legend: the owners assured the house that the famous commander Albrecht Valllenshteyn long time sat in a carriage drawn by white horses, at the Romanov house pending the conclusion of the contract against the Habsburgs with Yaroslav Racine of Rosenberg. The meeting was held in Pardubice castle. In honor of this event, the mansion became known as "The White Horse".

In the XVIII century, this house has turned into the biggest inn in Pardubice. In the courtyard is a place for carriages and wagons. Until now, here you can see a summer terrace, decorated in rustic style.

The tavern and hotel if it were never empty. Especially a lot of visitors were at the time of fairs and harvest festivals.

After World War II the house gave ordinary citizens to stay. Now it has a Chinese restaurant.

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