Králův Dvůr Chateau, Renaissance château in Králův Dvůr, Czech Republic
Králův Dvůr Chateau is a three-winged, single-storey building. The western part of the south wing is Renaissance, with a rectangular portal bearing the coats of arms of the Lobkowicz and Novohradský z Kolovrat families and remnants of sgraffito on the facade. A low prismatic tower with a shingle roof, the former castle chapel, stands to the west; the newer Baroque section has a passage into the farmyard courtyard.
The site held an early 15th-century building of the lords of Buřenice before Jan Popel mladší z Lobkowicz built the Renaissance chateau in 1585. From 1594 it belonged to the crown and served as a hunting lodge, and it was enlarged to its present form around 1700. The Fürstenbergs owned it from 1860 until 1945.
The chateau's name recalls its royal period: from 1594 it belonged to the crown and served as a hunting lodge. The west part of the south wing keeps a rectangular portal with the coats of arms of the Lobkowicz and Novohradský z Kolovrat families, and fragments of sgraffito on the facade.
The chateau stands in Králův Dvůr in the Beroun District, but the D5 motorway, built from 1988, cuts through the grounds: the park section with its entrance gate on Plzeňská Street is separated from the chateau by the highway. The northern and western sides of the complex are enclosed by a wall. The town bought the building in 2011 for 13.5 million crowns and has been gradually renovating it.
The chateau's grounds were cut in two by the D5 motorway, built from 1988, which destroyed the castle park; the section with the entrance gate from Plzeňská street now lies separated from the chateau by the highway. The town bought the decaying building in 2011 for 13.5 million crowns.
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