Tupadly Castle, Baroque revival château in Tupadly, Czech Republic.
Tupadly Castle displays baroque revival architecture with ornate facades, decorative plasterwork, a prominent central tower, and Renaissance windows that reflect its transformation from a medieval fortress into an elegant noble residence.
A fortress of the lords of Tupadly stood here in the first half of the 14th century. In 1530 Bernard Žehušický z Nestajova began an early Renaissance castle on the site, a single wing with a square residential tower that forms today's east wing. Imperial general Arnošt de Suy added the south wing with its central tower in 1633 and rebuilt the castle in late Renaissance forms over four years.
The castle has been a protected cultural monument since 1958. From the second half of the 18th century it lost its residential role and housed only estate administration; after 1948 it was nationalised. Today it is privately owned and closed to the public.
Tupadly Castle stands in the middle of Tupadly village, about five kilometres south of Čáslav in the Central Bohemian Region. It is privately owned, not open to the public, and houses the company Agro Breit CZ; the exterior can be seen from the village.
The castle features a rare combination of sgrafitto stucco decoration on some facades while others display baroque red and white color schemes, creating a distinctive architectural contrast within the same building.
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