Janův hrad, Romantic ruins in Podivín, Czech Republic
The castle contains four corner towers, each built on a different floor plan, surrounding a central courtyard with stone observation galleries and metal bridges.
Built between 1801 and 1808 by Prince Alois I and completed by his brother John Joseph I, using stones from the nearby Great Moravian fortress of Pohansko.
The Knights' Hall on the first floor hosted feasts and hunting celebrations, while ladies used two formal salons in the adjacent towers for their gatherings.
The castle offers guided tours focused on hunting and ornithology exhibits, with a parking area located 70 meters from the entrance.
Unlike other artificial ruins of that period, this castle was designed as a habitable hunting lodge, surrounded on three sides by the Old Dyje River.
Location: Podivín
Inception: 1800s
Architectural style: historicist architecture
Part of: Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape
Website: https://januv-hrad.cz
GPS coordinates: 48.80464,16.83233
Latest update: May 11, 2025 04:59
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