Goblet House in Litoměřice, Renaissance house in Litoměřice, Czech Republic

The Goblet House is a Renaissance dwelling on Mírové náměstí 15/7 in Litoměřice, featuring elaborate stone ornaments and carved details across its facades from the 16th century. The structure displays graceful window surrounds and carefully proportioned wall surfaces typical of homes built for prosperous merchants and officials.

The house began as a late Gothic townhouse and was rebuilt in Renaissance style between 1570 and 1580 for the Mráz family of Milešovka, with the Italian architect Ambrosio Balli as builder. From 1655 it passed alternately between the Austrian state and the town of Litoměřice, serving as the Austrian state salt office. An Empire-style conversion followed in 1834, and in 1877 the ground floor housed Litoměřice's first municipal museum.

The building takes its name from a goblet-shaped motif that appears in its decorative elements, reflecting the craftsmanship valued by wealthy townspeople of that era. This ornamentation shows how much care owners invested in displaying their status through architectural detail.

The house sits in the town center of Litoměřice within walking distance of St. Stephen's Cathedral and the Old Town Hall. You can reach it easily by strolling through the historic old town where several other protected buildings are located nearby.

The goblet-shaped lookout turret on the roof, not a facade carving, gives the house its name; it was originally called House under the Dome. Guided tours of the turret run in summer from the information centre, with views over the town and surroundings.