Zámek Herálec, Neo-Gothic château in Herálec, Czech Republic

Zámek Herálec is a castle built in the Gothic Revival style, distinguished by pointed arches, steep rooflines, and carefully crafted stone ornaments. The building displays the defining features of this architectural movement across its exterior walls and roof structures.

Herálec was first mentioned in a papal bull of Honorius III in 1226; a fortress probably stood here from the 12th–13th century, possibly founded by the Teutonic Order. The Trčka family enlarged it in 1559, Kryštof Karel of Roupov rebuilt it after 1601, and it burned down under the Solms princes (1623–1708). Michael Achác von Kirchner, owner from 1708, added the chapel; after 1838 the Trauttmannsdorfs gave it its neo-Gothic form.

The castle chapel of St. Anne, consecrated in 1708, was built by Michal Achác von Kirchner; its ceiling fresco is attributed to Siard Nosecký around 1750. The chapel is on the second floor and still hosts baptisms and weddings. The hotel restaurant is named Honoria after Pope Honorius III, who first mentioned Herálec in 1226.

The château stands in Herálec in the Havlíčkův Brod district and now operates as a five-star hotel, so visits are tied to hotel use rather than a separate monument tour. The consecrated Chapel of St Anne, dating from 1708 on the second floor, hosts baptisms and weddings. The grounds were restored together with the building between 2009 and 2011.

The chapel of St Anne on the second floor was consecrated in 1708, when Michal Achác von Kirchner owned the estate; its ceiling fresco is attributed to Siard Nosecký around 1750. The chapel still hosts baptisms and weddings, and the hotel restaurant is named Honoria after the pope whose 1226 bull first mentions Herálec.