Blansko Chateau, Renaissance château in Blansko, Czech Republic

Blansko Chateau is a Renaissance building featuring symmetrical facades and geometric proportions that reflect the architectural ideals of the period. Its ornate window frames and decorative details showcase how Italian design principles influenced construction practices in Central Europe during this era.

A medieval fortress on the site is first documented in 1532, when Jan Skála z Doubravky spent 900 gold coins on it. At the end of the 16th century Matyáš Žalkovský ze Žalkovic began converting it into a Renaissance château, a work his son Jan completed in 1604. Damaged in the Thirty Years' War, it was repaired by the Gellhorn family, who held it from 1694.

The chateau housed figures such as Karel Reichenbach, Jindřich Wankel, Josef Dobrovský, Josef Mánes and Ferdinand von Saar in the 18th and 19th centuries. Since 1960–1969 it has held the Muzeum Blanenska, whose displays and the children's archaeology playroom Časoprostor hrátky s historií occupy the rooms.

The building sits in a central location easily accessible by foot and surrounded by park grounds where visitors can walk and observe the exterior at leisure. Coming in warmer months allows for comfortable exploration of both the structure and its surrounding landscape.

The neo-Renaissance look visitors see today dates from a 1960–1969 reconstruction, when arcade and interior vaults, courtyard facade paintings and the entrance portal were added to suit the museum then moving in. The building had earlier served as a tenement and dormitory in the 1930s.