Salmovský palác, Residential palace near Hradčanské Square, Prague, Czech Republic
Palais Salmovsky is a residential palace near Hradcansky Square featuring three wings built in Classicist style with Empire decorative elements. The structure includes a French-style courtyard with ornamental gates that create a formal enclosed space.
The palace was constructed between 1800 and 1811 under the direction of Archbishop William Florentan on land where earlier Renaissance residences had stood. The previous buildings belonged to wealthy noble families before being removed to make way for this new structure.
The National Gallery uses the palace rooms to show art exhibitions, where visitors can see medieval artworks and paintings by Czech artists like František Kupka. The spaces host changing displays that bring contemporary art practice into these historic rooms.
Opening hours follow the exhibition schedule of the National Gallery, and information is available at the entrance near the neighboring Schwarzenberg Palace. It is helpful to check current availability beforehand since the rooms are regularly used for different art shows.
The building was created by merging two earlier Renaissance houses that belonged to Pavel Sixt Trautsohn and the Lords of Šternberk. This fusion of two older structures into one unified property still reflects their dual origins in its architectural layout.
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