Kavalírka mansion, Historical homestead in Smíchov, Prague, Czech Republic.
Kavalírka mansion is a homestead at Musílkova 119/7 in Košíře, Prague. Its elongated building has an S-shaped plan and a one-storey north facade with a central entrance and balcony above, framed windows under a stucco cornice, a meander frieze and corner sculptures of a sower and a reaper. A floor was added in 2006, and the house now holds 12 flats.
Kavalírka dates from the early 18th century; its name appears in 1713, when Jan Pešina z Čechorodu held it. The elongated building with an S-shaped plan was rebuilt in Neoclassical form in the second half of the 19th century. From 1923 it belonged to the Ringhoffer family, and during the Second World War it served German military purposes, leaving an einmannbunker in the garden. A floor was added in 2006.
The name Kavalírka appears as early as 1713, when the estate belonged to Jan Pešina of Čechorod. Opposite the building stands a sandstone statue of St. Wenceslas from 1905, on a pedestal with coats of arms and the inscription "Svatý Václave nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím". The garden preserves a German einmann bunker from the Second World War.
The property offers free parking for visitors arriving by car, making it convenient to access. Both indoor and outdoor areas allow you to choose where to sit based on weather and preference.
In the garden stands a preserved German einmannbunker, a one-man concrete shelter from the Second World War, when the estate served German military purposes. Opposite the building is a sandstone statue of St. Wenceslas from 1905, on a pedestal with coats of arms and the inscription "Svatý Václave nedej zahynouti nám ni budoucím"; its sculptor is unknown.
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