Plumlov Chateau, Baroque château in Plumlov, Czech Republic.
Plumlov Chateau is a Baroque château built from 1680 beside the older Plumlov castle on a rocky hill above the Hloučela river. Only one wing of the planned four-wing residence was built, with a tall pale plastered facade, a steep red roof with small dormers, four floors of evenly spaced windows, a lower left wing with an arched doorway and round window, and a short round tower with a conical roof at the right corner.
Construction began in the 17th century but the building was never completed as originally planned. During the 19th century it was converted into offices for the district court, a function that shaped its later history.
The château reflects how the nobility lived during the Baroque era through its few furnished rooms and architectural design. Visitors can see the regional interpretation of grand living across the building's various spaces.
The château stands on a rocky hill above the Hloučela river, about 8 km west of Prostějov and close to Plumlov's main square. The unfinished single wing was braced with steel cables in the 1960s to keep it from collapsing, and the left wing was damaged by fire in October 2016.
Most visitors overlook the construction marks and material patterns visible in the unfinished walls, which reveal different building phases across centuries. These raw surfaces show choices made by successive builders and remain largely unchanged since they were left incomplete.
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