Fürstenberská zahrada, Garden in Malá Strana, Prague, Czech Republic
The Fürstenberg Garden in Malá Strana is divided into the Small Fürstenberg Garden, a late Rococo Italian-style garden of 0.09 ha built in 1784–1788, and the Large Fürstenberg Garden of 1.5 ha. A central staircase in the Small Garden links its terraces from the gloriette to the loggia, with access to a viewing terrace and a pavilion.
The garden was founded in the mid-17th century on the site of an earlier vineyard, later a utility garden. From 1866 it belonged to the Fürstenberg family, who gave it its name. The Small Fürstenberg Garden took its late Rococo Italian form in 1784–1788; the terraced part of the Large Garden was restored and opened only in 2008.
The garden takes its name from the Fürstenbergs, its last noble owners from 1866. The adjacent Kolowrat and Small Fürstenberg palaces housed the Czechoslovak government from 1918 to 1938 and now belong to the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.
The lower part of the Great Fürstenberg Garden is closed because the Fürstenberg Palace houses the Polish embassy. The terrace section of the Great Garden, restored in 2008, has a separate entrance and does not connect to the Gardens under Prague Castle. The Small Garden, reopened in 2000, links to Prague Castle through a small tower reached by stairs on the east side of the terrace.
The lower part of the Great Fürstenberg Garden is closed because the Fürstenberg Palace houses the Polish Embassy. The terraced section opened only in 2008, and although it borders the Gardens under Prague Castle, it has a separate entrance and no through route.
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