Kuřim Castle, Renaissance château in Kuřim, Czech Republic
Kuřim Castle is a Renaissance château in the Czech town of Kuřim, displaying symmetrical windows, ornate facades, and a central courtyard structure across multiple levels. The building now functions as an educational institution.
A fortress on this site was first documented in 1547, when Brno acquired Kuřim from the heirs of Zikmund Nekeš of Landek and moved its estate administration here. The fortress was replaced by a three-winged Renaissance château built in 1592–1594 by Antonio Paris. Brno's estate office remained until 1884, after which a girls' orphanage moved in.
The former riding hall served as a gallery of contemporary art, and a permanent exhibition on the town's history opened in 2017 in the former gallery space. It displays a 3D-printed model of the castle in its Renaissance form, a reconciliation stone found in the wall of the Kuřim church, and a skeleton from a Stone Age grave discovered in the town.
The castle stands on the western edge of Kuřim, not in the centre. The complex is owned by the Secondary Vocational School and Apprenticeship Centre Kuřim, which occupies it; a café operates in the basement and the former riding hall has served as a gallery. The elongated courtyard between the Old and New Castles is closed on the east by a wall.
In the former gallery, a permanent exhibition opened in 2017 on the town's history. It displays a 3D-printed model of the castle in its Renaissance form, a reconciliation stone found in the wall of the Kuřim church, and a skeleton from a Stone Age grave unearthed in the town.
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