Kolovratský palác, Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Czech Republic

Kolovratský palác is the high-baroque south part of a palace complex on Nerudova Street (No. 214/20) in Malá Strana, Prague, built in 1716–1721 to a design by Jan Blažej Santini. Its main portal carries sculpture by Matyáš Bernard Braun. The complex also includes the older Renaissance palace of the lords of Hradec, facing Zámecké schody, whose level lies about two storeys below the baroque wing.

The baroque south wing was built from 1716 to 1721 for Norbert Vincenc Libštejnský of Kolovrat, following a design by Jan Blažej Santini; the sculptor Matyáš Bernard Braun contributed to the main portal. The older Renaissance palace of the lords of Hradec, bought by Vilém Slavata in 1602, had passed to the Kolovrats in 1701. In 1924 the Italian government bought both palaces for its embassy, which still occupies them.

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 palace complex has two parts at noticeably different levels: the baroque wing on Nerudova Street sits about two storeys lower than the Renaissance wing on Zámecké schody, so the second floor of the baroque part is level with the ground floor of the older one. The Italian government bought both palaces in 1924 for its embassy, which still occupies them.