Rokoska, Cultural monument and homestead in Libeň, Czech Republic

Rokoska is a Rococo chateau on a high ridge in Libeň, the only surviving building of a former homestead. The rectangular two-storey building measures 21 by 11 metres; its south facade has a large triangular gable with a sundial and a square turret on the mansard roof, while the north facade has side terraces and a central first-floor projection with arcades.

Rokoska was rebuilt as a homestead in the last quarter of the 18th century, when a rococo chateau replaced the earlier farm buildings on the ridge; the owner Prokop Gindely is named, though some sources credit the Prague burgher J. Štembera. After 1836 J. Lendecke converted it into a sugar factory, from 1890 it served as a poorhouse, and in 1903 the city of Prague bought it and set up a municipal reformatory.

The homestead's name Rokoska gave its name to the surrounding area, and the former granary west of the chateau was converted into an exhortation chapel, where exhorta meant a spiritual address during worship. The chapel was later deconsecrated and used to store hospital equipment.

Rokoska stands on a high ridge in Libeň, with the rococo chateau and the former granary west of it; the 1907 schoolhouse lies east of the chateau. The grounds are not a regular museum, so check opening conditions before setting out. The slope up to the ridge is steep.

The former granary west of the chateau was converted into a chapel around 1907: the wooden ceiling was removed, six windows were cut into the long wall and a new entrance was made facing the chateau. In 1935 six ventilation openings were added under the windows and a canopy placed over the door.