The Liechtenstein Palace in Prague’s Kampa, which is otherwise not normally accessible, will open to the public today. It serves the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic for representational purposes, negotiations with foreign visitors and work meetings. Important state visits can be accommodated here, for example. In the past, during trips to the Czech Republic, for example, British Queen Elizabeth II, Spanish King Juan Carlos or Japanese Emperor Akihito stayed in it, the Office of the Government of the Czech Republic said in a press release.
Guided tours of the palace will start at 09:00 today and the last visitors can enter the palace at 16:00. People will see the blue lounge with the chapel, the golden hall, Masaryk’s lounge, the courtyard and the garden. Entry is free and without prior registration. People will have the last opportunity to visit this palace this year on November 17.
The Liechtenstein Palace was built in 1697 and 1698 according to the design of the Italian architect Giovanni Battista Alliprandi for the Kaiserstein noble family. It changed hands several times after that. The last noble owners were the Liechtensteins, who owned the palace between 1831 and 1864. Then it was bought by the miller František Odkolek and rebuilt into its current form. Between 1979 and 1991, the state had the palace modified for the needs of the Prime Minister’s Office according to the project of architect Kamil Fuchs.
Source: www.tyden.cz
