Malý Fürstenberský palác, Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Czech Republic
Malý Fürstenberský palác is a late-Baroque building at Valdštejnská 12 in Malá Strana, formed in 1770 by rebuilding two Renaissance houses. Its very complex floor plan connects to the rear wing of the Kolovratský Palace, and a Rococo terraced garden with stairs and balustrades rises to a three-part sala terrena.
Two Renaissance houses documented in the 16th century were rebuilt in 1770 into the present palace. Countess Marie Barbora Černínová of Chudenice bought them with the garden in 1769 and joined the new building to the neighbouring Kolovratský palác; some sources date the work later, linking it to Ignác J. N. Palliardi's rebuilding of that palace. Her nephew Jan Arnošt Schaffgotsch had the two palaces structurally separated at the end of the 18th century.
The palace is also called Černínský dům after Countess Marie Barbora Černínová z Chudenic, who bought the two Renaissance houses and the garden in 1769 and began their rebuilding. Her nephew Jan Arnošt Schaffgotsch had the two palaces structurally separated at the end of the 18th century.
The palace is now part of the Senate Office complex and connects to the adjacent Kolovratský Palace through corridors on multiple levels. Visitors should know that the building currently serves administrative functions and access may be limited to certain areas.
The Rococo terraced garden, the Malá Fürstenberská zahrada, was finished by 1789, the year Countess Marie Barbora Černínová died. Its staircase and balustrades climb to a three-part sala terrena, and the garden belongs to the complex of gardens below Prague Castle.
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