Palác Kinských

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Palác Kinských, Rococo palace at Old Town Square in Prague, Czech Republic

The pink and white palace exhibits rich stucco decorations and classical sculptures by Ignaz Franz Platzer on its main facade with two buttresses.

Built between 1755 and 1765 for the Golz family by architect Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, the palace was acquired by the Kinský noble family in 1768.

Franz Kafka attended secondary school in this palace from 1893 to 1901, while his father operated a haberdashery shop on the ground floor.

The National Gallery manages the palace since 1949, offering exhibition spaces in the front section and maintaining offices in the back wing.

The palace contains preserved Romanesque and Gothic cellars from the 12th and 13th centuries, featuring early medieval foundations and groin vaults.

Location: Prague 1

Location: Malá Strana

Architectural style: Renaissance architecture, baroque architecture, Gothic architecture, historicism

GPS coordinates: 50.08830,14.39970

Latest update: March 5, 2025 18:34

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