On Saturday, October 5, visitors will have the opportunity to visit the normally inaccessible Liechtenstein Palace in Prague’s Kampa. Guided tours start at 9 a.m. and the last members of the public enter the palace at 4 p.m. Along the route, they will see the blue lounge with a chapel, the golden hall, Masaryk’s lounge, the courtyard, and the garden. Entry to the building is free and without prior registration. The last opportunity this year to visit this palace as part of the Open Days will be on November 17.
The Liechtenstein Palace was built in a six-sided plan in 1697-1698 to the design of the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Alliprandi for the Kaiserstein noble family. The palace changed hands several times, and the last noble owners included the Lichtensteins, who owned the palace between 1831 and 1864. It was then bought by miller František Odkolek and rebuilt into its current form. In the years 1979–1991, the palace was modified according to the project of architect Kamil Fuchs for the needs of the Prime Minister’s Office.
At present, the palace is used for representative purposes of the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic, for negotiations with foreign visitors and for business meetings. Important state visits can be accommodated here, as happened, for example, in the case of the British Queen Elizabeth II, the Spanish King Juan Carlos or the Japanese Emperor Akihito.
The Government Office will also open the gates of the Straka Academy garden from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., as every Saturday in the season. This year’s novelty is the possibility of using the audio guide via an application that can be downloaded to a mobile phone. The entrance to the public will be open from Kosárkova nábřeží. The garden will be opened to the public for the last time this year on Saturday, October 12.
Saturday, October 5, 2024
Liechtenstein Palace, U Sovových mlýnů 506/4, Prague 1
Program
09.00 – opening of the Open Day at the Liechtenstein Palace
16.00 – start of the last guided tour