Archbishop's Palace
   Photo: Archbishop's Palace

On the Hradcany Square in Prague perpendicular to the Prague Castle is a three-story palace built in a lush baroque, which is called the Archbishop's. Beautiful bright building with an impressive balcony right above the entrance and a number of curved windows on the upper floor was built in the XVI century, though not from scratch. Up to 1538 on a small patch of land, which is now occupied by Archbishop's Palace, huddled just 8 houses belonging to burghers and merchants. Once they were demolished and built a residence for Florian Grispeka - a favorite of the Emperor Ferdinand I. However, the favorite of the ruling person for some reason it did not get along. After just a few decades, the building becomes the property of the Archbishop Antonín Brus and has since become his permanent place of residence, as well as the official residence of the archbishops of Prague.

Palace many times subjected to surgery. Its modern form it is found at the end of the XVIII century. At the same alteration has been made all the interiors. On the ground floor created the Throne Room, where all official events. Its walls are still decorated with numerous portraits of the Prague archbishops, they can be used to study history as the Prague and the Church.

The third floor also transformed beyond recognition. There was a whole series of rooms decorated in French style and decorated with lush lamps, chandeliers, priceless tapestries, beautiful paneling, antique furniture, lacquered.

In the courtyard adjacent to the palace is not allowed, but it can be seen from the gardens "At Basta."

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