Nový dvůr, Empire-style château in Charvátská Nová Ves, Czech Republic
Nový dvůr is a four-winged farm complex built in 1809–1810 to a design by Josef Hardtmuth, arranged around a wide rectangular courtyard and closed toward Lednice by an arcade wall. In the centre stands a domed building with a wooden balustrade gallery on six square columns, looking toward Lednice and the Chřiby hills; side wings connect to it through gates and six arches filled with wrought-iron grilles.
Prince Johann I Joseph of Liechtenstein had Nový dvůr built from 1809 as a model farm in the spirit of the Enlightenment, replacing an earlier complex on the same site in 1810. Joseph Hardtmuth designed the four-winged complex; in 1819–1820 Joseph Franz Engel added a circular salet with stalls for twenty Swiss cows. In the second half of the 19th century it served for breeding thoroughbred horses.
The name Nový dvůr means "New Farm", and the estate was built from 1809 as a model farm of Prince Jan I Josef of Liechtenstein. In the domed hall of the 1820 addition, the princely family took breakfast while watching the Swiss cows being milked through a glazed partition and drinking the fresh milk.
The site is located within the Lednice-Valtice Cultural Landscape and can be reached via marked walking paths. Parking spaces are available close to the main entrance for visitor convenience.
The domed central hall had a glazed opening onto the cow shed, so princely guests could watch the milking during breakfast and drink the fresh milk. The northeast wing that holds it was added only in 1820 by Joseph Franz Engel, replacing a large gate facing the fishponds.
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