Karlova Koruna

Karlova Koruna is one of the purest examples of civil architecture baroque in Bohemia. This castle is on a hill surmounting the borough of Chlumec nad Cidlinou, at the place of an old tower strengthened out of wood.

It is built between 1721 and 1723 on order of the count František Ferdinand Kinský, then archi-chancellor and large huntsman of the kingdom of Bohemia by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel assisted František Maxmilian Kaňka.

Its name (Karlova Koruna means “crown of Czech Charles”) is a homage supported to the emperor Charles VI which reigns then and to which the owner of the places is indebted of his rise.

History

In 1968, the castle becomes an appendix of the national Galerie in Prague.

In 1989, within the framework of the restitution of the goods confiscated in 1948 by the Communist regime, Karlova Koruna is returned to its initial owners, the family of princes Kinský.

Description

The central part of round form is surrounded by three wings of buildings laid out systematically. The central part is occupied by a reception or ballroom which high on two stages.

The park has the shape of crown whose castle would be the central stone.

Architects

Appendices

In 1730, a vault is added (undoubtedly within F. Mr. Kaňka)
To the 18th century přistavěny obytné budovy, jízdárna, sály

Další informace

V prostorách zámku I interiérová expozice seznamující S dějinami rodu Kinských v portrétech has chovem koní Kinských - chlumeckých plaváků.

External bonds

Site of the owners, Kinský dal Borgo

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