Čermákův dům, Cultural monument in České Budějovice, Czech Republic.
Čermákův dům is a residential building in České Budějovice recognized as a cultural monument. It displays typical architectural features of houses from its period and contributes to the character of the city's historic center.
The house's core is late Gothic, and in 1493 its owner Kryštof Hayder had a private chapel consecrated there to St Mary Magdalene. In 1624 the house was seized by imperial general Baltasar Marradas, who gave it in 1627 to Servatius della Fossa. From 1731 to 1782 it housed the České Budějovice post office, and in the 19th and 20th centuries it belonged to the Čermák family.
The house is named after the Čermák family, who owned it in the 19th and 20th centuries. From 1731 to 1782 it housed the České Budějovice post office. The former private chapel, consecrated in 1493 to Mary Magdalene and rededicated in 1682 to Saint Anne, survives as a late Gothic space.
Čermákův dům stands mid-way along the north side of Přemysla Otakara II Square, at house number 55/15, in the České Budějovice conservation area. Its two-arch arcade opens onto the square, so it is passed on foot while crossing the old centre. The square is the city's central open space, and the house is reached directly from it.
A private chapel was consecrated inside the house in 1493 for its owner Kryštof Hayder, dedicated to Mary Magdalene; in 1682, under Kristián Arnošt Koch, it was rededicated to Saint Anne. The late Gothic chapel still survives within the building.
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