Moravský Krumlov Castle, Renaissance château in Moravský Krumlov, Czech Republic.

Moravský Krumlov Castle is the oldest of the Moravian arcaded châteaux, rebuilt from a castle into a Renaissance residence around 1560 by the builder Leonardo Garove of Bissone. Its courtyard is framed by arcades on three sides, carried on pillars carved in Tuscan, Ionic and Corinthian style, and a 12-hectare English park surrounds the complex.

The castle was built between 1238 and 1240 by Znojmo burgrave Boček of Zbraslav for King Wenceslaus I to guard the old land route from Znojmo to Brno. It is first documented in May 1277, when Chrumenaw appears in a Vienna peace treaty between Přemysl Otakar II and Rudolf I of Habsburg. From 1513 Jan III of Lipá had the castle rebuilt into a Renaissance residence with arcades dated 1562.

The castle once housed Alphonse Mucha's monumental painting series The Slav Epic, which was displayed here for a period. This collection brought recognition to the site among visitors interested in Czech art history.

The castle sits roughly 28 kilometers northeast of Znojmo and about 25 kilometers southwest of Brno in the surrounding region. Check conditions before visiting since the castle is no longer in regular operation for public tours.

The builder was probably Leonardo Garo di Bisono, an Italian architect from the Lake Lugano area; his tombstone in the Church of All Saints is the first half-figure tombstone in the Czech lands, showing him with a ruler and compasses.