Dům pánů z Kunštátu, Gothic palace in Old Town, Czech Republic.
The House of the Lords of Kunštát, also called the Palace of the Lords of Kunštát and Poděbrady, stands at Řetězová 222/3. Its basement and ground floor preserve the three-room hall layout of a Romanesque palace from the second half of the 12th century, built of opuka blocks; the upper floors are Gothic, heavily remodelled in Renaissance style, and linked to a Classicist wing at Liliová 946/14.
The palace originated in medieval times as a residence for the Kunštát noble family before passing through various hands over the centuries. The building underwent structural changes and stylistic updates that reflect how it adapted to the different periods of Prague's development.
The name comes from Boček of Kunštát and Jiří of Poděbrad, who held the house in the 15th century. Today the ground floor holds the pub U Kunštátů and the cellars are used by Galerie Kunštát, so the building is still in daily use.
The building sits in the Old Town and is easily accessible by public transportation. Its central location makes it convenient to visit while exploring nearby historical monuments and streets.
The Romanesque hall in the cellar, found in 1941 and published by Rudolf Hlubinka, has six bays of groin vaulting on two central columns with Romanesque capitals; fingerprints of the wooden centering boards survive on some vaults.
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