Zámek Horní Vidim, Baroque revival château in Vidim, Czech Republic.
Zámek Horní Vidim is a two-storey Baroque building opposite the Church of St Martin in Horní Vidim, with a ground plan in the shape of an elongated letter H. Its eastern facade, facing a large park enclosed by a massive perimeter wall, has gables decorated with vases; the park holds a small pavilion, statues of classical gods and several bridges.
The estate came to Johann Böck in 1635, and his descendants held it until 1700; the castle's construction date is uncertain. From 1743 it belonged to Count František Karel Rudolf Swéerts-Sporck, who may have founded it in late Baroque style. Theodor Grohmann added the west wing in 1898, and since 1952 the building has served as a retirement home.
The château stands opposite the Church of St. Martin in Horní Vidim, and its grounds include a farmyard, a garden with a park, an administrative building and a water tower. Since 1952 the building has served as a home for the elderly, run by the Central Bohemian Regional Authority.
The building has served as a retirement home since 1952 and received cultural monument protection status from the Czech Republic in May 1958. Access may be limited because the facility remains in active use today.
The German source records a tower with an onion dome on the north side and gables decorated with vases on the east facade facing the park, which contains bridges, a small pavilion and statues of classical gods. The Czech source instead describes an elongated H-shaped plan with two-storey wings.
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