Kačina, Empire style château and museum in Svatý Mikuláš, Czech Republic.
Kačina is an Empire-style château built on an open horseshoe plan, its central two-storey block fronted by a portico of six columns and a pediment. Single-storey wings with columned walkways curve out to a library pavilion on the left and an unfinished chapel and theatre on the right. The building runs 227 metres in length.
Construction began in 1802 when Johann Rudolf Chotek commissioned the project, with Dresden architect Christian Friedrich Schuricht designing the layout. The building took 20 years to complete and represents the architectural ideals of early 19th-century Central Europe.
The château houses the Museum of Czech Countryside, which displays how rural communities developed through time. You can see rooms that reflect the daily lives and work of people from this region.
The château is accessible through guided tours that provide access to the main rooms and exhibits. You can also explore the surrounding English landscape park, which offers a pleasant walk around the grounds.
The château was formerly called "Husa" (Goose). Its library, in the left pavilion, holds about 40,000 volumes from the 16th to the 19th century. During the socialist era, ploughs and stuffed farm animals stood in the great ballroom.
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