Jabloňka, Neoclassical château in Praha-Troja, Czech Republic
Jabloňka is a two-storey Neoclassical château in Troja, Prague, with a main façade of two floors while the rear, set into the slope, has only one. Its garden descends to the protected Jabloňka area, which belongs to Libeň. A room with a beamed ceiling survives on the ground floor.
The origin of the château is unknown, but 15th-century coins found nearby suggest an older structure, probably a wine press, stood here. The upper floor was added to the present building in the last third of the 18th century, and a reconstruction followed in the mid-19th century. Captain Šafránek gave Jabloňka its final form at the end of World War I; it has been a protected monument since 1964.
The château is privately owned and inhabited, so it cannot be visited inside. Its name, Jabloňka or Jablůňka, refers to an apple tree, and since 2013 the owners Mark Vydra and Lenka Šmídová have grown vines again on the stone terraces beside the building.
The château is privately owned and occupied, so it is not open to the public; the grounds and vineyard terraces can only be seen from outside. The garden descends to the protected Jabloňka area, which belongs to Libeň, and the site lies in Prague-Troja above the Troja basin. The building was restored in 2012.
The château's upper floor once held a chapel, while a room with a beamed ceiling survives on the ground floor. Its main façade is two storeys high but the rear is single-storey, a consequence of the sloping site above the Troja basin.
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