Sobkův palác, Cultural monument in Město, Czech Republic

Sobkův palác is a two-storey late-Baroque palace in Opava with a shallow two-storey front risalit, a mansard roof with dormers and a triangular gable bearing cartouches with the coats of arms of builder Karel Josef Ragojský z Rohožníku and his wife Schmerkowská von Lidkowitzová. The ground-floor windows have rustication and ornamental grilles, the upper windows profiled surrounds with floral motifs, and the facade carries an image of the Black Madonna of Częstochowa with angels holding a crown and the inscription Sub Tuum Praesidium.

Karel Josef Ragojský z Rohožníku built the Baroque palace in 1730–1733 on the site of three older houses. It burned down on 25 August 1758 during the Prussian occupation of Opava; Maxmilián Jindřich Sobek z Kornic, who had married the owner's daughter days earlier, had it repaired, and it took his name. The Sobek family held it until 1948.

The house carries its name from Maxmilián Jindřich Sobek z Kornic, who had the burnt palace repaired after the fire of 25 August 1758 and whose family held it until 1948. In the facade, look for the black Madonna of Częstochowa with angels holding a crown and the inscription Sub Tuum Praesidium.

The palace sits along a main street in town and is easily reached on foot. Visitors can appreciate the exterior architecture from street level while exploring other heritage sites nearby.

On the gable, a black Madonna of Częstochowa with child is flanked by angel faces, with small angels holding a crown above her and the inscription Sub Tuum Praesidium beneath. The cartouches on the same gable carry the coats of arms of builder Karel Josef Ragojský z Rohožníku and his wife Schmerkowská von Lidkowitzová.