Archiepiscopal palace in Olomouc, Baroque palace in Olomouc, Czech Republic

The Archiepiscopal Palace in Olomouc consists of two long palace wings of two storeys each, forming two enclosed courtyards of unequal size. The long street facade on Biskupské náměstí has 21 large windows and three portals; the main entrance carries a stone balcony portico with Bishop Liechtenstein's coat of arms and the year 1669, and a clock face sits in the gable above it.

The building was rebuilt between 1664 and 1669 under Bishop Karl II von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn after it was badly damaged during the Thirty Years War. Over the following centuries, successive bishops added new rooms and decoration to reflect the style of their own time.

The tour route runs through the first floor, not the ground floor: the Stucco Hall with portraits of cardinals Rudolf Jan and František S. Bauer, the Throne Hall, the Golden Salon, the Imperial (Red) Hall, the Green Room and a Rococo cabinet. A Baroque bishop's chapel stands on the second floor.

The palace opens to the public mainly during the regular tourist season, with extra tours on occasions such as the Night of Churches, European Heritage Days and Advent. The tour begins at Jano Köhler's 1927 fresco of the Good Shepherd, then climbs the monumental staircase guarded by two lions. Current opening times are posted on the palace website.

The Imperial Hall, also called the Red or Reception Hall, is where Francis I of Austria and Alexander I of Russia spent the night before the Battle of Austerlitz in 1805. The room keeps that name in visitor tours today.