Kolovratský palác, Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Czech Republic
Kolovratský palác, also known as Kolovrat Palace, is a baroque palace in the Malá Strana district of Prague, Czech Republic, with a stone facade organized around a central projection and tall window frames. The building stands on Valdštejnská Street and is connected to a terraced garden that rises behind it toward the castle hill.
The palace was built in the early 18th century and later came into the possession of the Kolovrat family, one of the oldest Bohemian noble families, who gave it its name. After the decline of the nobility, the building passed into state ownership and has since been used for institutional purposes.
The palace sits close to the Wallenstein Palace and forms part of a row of noble residences that once defined the social life of Malá Strana. Visitors can observe the baroque facade from the street and get a sense of how the Bohemian aristocracy shaped the look of this part of Prague.
The palace is on Valdštejnská Street in Malá Strana, within walking distance of Prague Castle, and is easy to reach on foot from the main sights of the district. The interior is not regularly open to the public since the building is used by a government institution, but the terraced garden behind it is sometimes accessible.
The terraced garden attached to the palace is part of a connected series of hillside gardens below Prague Castle that were recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site as part of the Historic Centre of Prague. These gardens, known together as the Palace Gardens beneath Prague Castle, can be visited as a single route in warmer months.
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