Kolovratský palác, Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Czech Republic.
Kolovratský Palace is a baroque palace in Malá Strana with a two-story structure and an eleven-axis facade. This features alternating triangular and segmental arches decorated with stone frames and ornamental details.
Two houses on the site were joined in 1603 and enlarged by Vilém starší Popel z Lobkovic; in the 18th century Marie Barbora Schaffgotschová, wife of Heřman Jakub Černín, had Ignác Palliardi rebuild it as a late-baroque aristocratic residence. Her nephew Jan Arnošt Schaffgotsch separated it again from the Little Fürstenberg Palace. In 1920 the Czechoslovak state bought it for the presidency of the ministerial council; the Chlebíčková affair took place here in September 1941.
The Kolovrat family motto "Věrně a stále" (Faithfully and constantly) appears on an oval coat of arms above the entrance portal, wrapped in a belt symbolizing commitment. The tympanum of the gable holds a glazed image of the Black Madonna of St. Thomas. The interiors, including the Pink and Green salons and the late-baroque pillar staircase, can be visited on open days during state holidays.
The building is located at Valdštejnská 10 in Prague 1 and can be viewed from outside. Interior access depends on current opening hours since the building is used by institutions.
The Kolovrat Garden was laid out when Marie Barbara Černínová had the palace rebuilt by Ignác Palliardi in the 18th century, with pavilions, a staircase and balustrades rising to a three-part sala terrena. Jan Arnošt Schaffgotsch later had the palace and the adjoining Little Fürstenberg Palace separated again.
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