Místodržitelský letohrádek, Hunting lodge in Bubeneč, Prague, Czech Republic

The Místodržitelský letohrádek is a late Gothic building from the end of the 15th century in the southwestern part of Stromovka. Vladislav II had it rebuilt in 1495–1496 under Benedikt Rejt and Hans Spiess, adding a second floor, a high roof and ground-floor brick arcades that carry an upper viewing terrace. A stair tower with a spiral staircase and a lion sculpture stands at the west corner.

The lodge was built in the late 15th century under Vladislav II from the Jagiellonian dynasty as a royal hunting retreat. During the 16th century, renovations gave it the Renaissance features visible in its current form.

The name refers to the highest burgrave and later the imperial governors, for whom the lodge became a summer residence in 1849. Today it houses the periodicals department of the National Museum Library as a research workplace, depository and study room; access is by arrangement, not open browsing.

The building sits within Stromovka Park and is accessible by Prague's public transportation with stops in the Prague 7 district. Access to the archive requires advance arrangement through the National Museum, so visitors should contact them beforehand.

A chestnut avenue linked the lodge to Prague Castle from the mid-17th century; French troops occupying Prague cut it down in 1742, and it was later replanted. The Swedish general Arvid Wittenberg lodged in the building during the 1648 siege, which it survived undamaged.