Oettingenský palác, Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Prague 1, Czech Republic
Oettingenský Palác is a baroque palace in Prague's Malá Strana district featuring a richly articulated western facade with banded rustication, a baroque portal, and vertically divided floor levels. The interior retains Renaissance and early Baroque vaults on the ground floor, while later periods added Classicist doors and Neo-Rococo stoves throughout.
Construction of this palace began in 1713 under architect František Maxmilián Kaňka, who shaped it into its current Baroque form. The site had earlier hosted a Gothic house that underwent Renaissance modifications before the Baroque redesign.
The building became home to a gymnasium in 1898, transforming it from a noble residence into a place of learning. This shift shaped how people used and understood the space for generations.
The palace sits near the Church of St Thomas and is accessible from Letenská Street. Two pedestrian passages were created in 1927 to improve movement through the area and make reaching the building easier.
The palace preserves a rare layering of architectural periods, with Renaissance and Baroque elements visible on the ground floor in ways rarely seen together in Prague. This stratification lets visitors trace several centuries of building history in a single location.
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