Adamov Cheateau, Empire style château in Adamov, Czech Republic

Adamov Chateau is a classicist residence that rises within a designed parkland setting in the Drahany region. The building displays symmetrical proportions and typical features of European neoclassicism from the early 19th century.

The Liechtenstein family built Adamov Chateau between 1806 and 1809 as a two-storey hunting lodge with a park, part of their Vranov-Křtiny estate. The Brno master bricklayer Czeschka carried out the work to Joseph Hardtmuth's design, and Bernhard Petri laid out the park and the colonnade on the hill above. In 1905 the chateau was sold with the ironworks to Bromovský, Schulz a Sohr.

The chateau's name comes from Adamov, the town built around the Liechtenstein ironworks; the family kept the lodge until 1905, when it passed with the works to Bromovský, Schulz a Sohr. The park and the colonnade on the hill above were laid out by Bernhard Petri, a detail still legible in the grounds.

The chateau stands inside the grounds of the Adamov factory complex and its interior is not open to visitors. It can only be viewed from the outside, so plan a short stop rather than a tour.

The chateau stands inside the grounds of the Adamov factories, where it was completely rebuilt and renovated for company use. Its interior is closed to visitors, so the building is seen from outside, within an industrial site rather than a park.