Inner Town

District Museum (former Jesuit Seminary) - Horní No. 152

The building was constructed in the early Baroque style on the site of six medieval houses in the years 1650 - 1652 to serve for the purposes of the Jesuit Seminary. It was remodelled around 1750.… Pokračování

Inner Town

Prelature in Český Krumlov (Horní No. 159)

The building served as the seat of Krumlov church dignitaries - prelates in the past. It was originally Gothic and was gradually remodelled. The present-day street façade adorned with… Pokračování

Inner Town

Chaplain’s House (Horní St. No. 159)

In 1520 the Rosenberg Chancellor Václav of Rovné had this house built for the needs of chaplains from St. Vitus’ Church.  Pokračování

Inner Town

Italian Court (Vlašský dvůr) - Dlouhá No. 32

One of the most remarkable buildings in the historical centre. The complicated development of its architectural and artistic decoration, which was discovered in detail during the… Pokračování

Inner Town

Široká Street

Široká, i.e. „broad“ Street, is indeed the broadest street in Český Krumlov. The name has been in use since the 18th century. Due to the space it provides it has served as the location of markets… Pokračování

Inner Town

Egon Schiele Art Centrum - Houses Nos. 70 - 72 (former municipal brewery)

This house was built  on the site of several older houses in 1605 - 1608 by Hans Haas according to the plans by Dominic Cometta as the municipal brewery. Pokračování

Inner Town

"Little Square" Na Louži in Český Krumlov

The name „Na Louži“, i.e. „at the puddle“ first comes up at the beginning of the 16th century. This name may have been derived from the fact that rainwater from the higher located square… Pokračování

Inner Town

Hotel Růže (former Jesuit College) - Horní St. No. 154

The extensive building with a spacious courtyard comes from 1586 - 88, when Wilhelm of Rosenberg had it built as a college for the Jesuits in Český Krumlov. This typical Renaissance… Pokračování

Inner Town

Plague column in Svornosti square

The main artistic landmark of the square is the plague column topped with the statue of the Virgin Mary and eight saints, the patron saints of the town and protectors against… Pokračování

Inner Town

Svornosti Square (Town Square)

The quadrangular shape, the distribution of houses on its side and the way it empties into the streets basically contours the state of the time of the foundation of the town in the Middle Ages. The… Pokračování