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Highlights of the Prague Castle: the Lobkowicz Palace
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Pass the gates with handsome Czech guards standing stoically on either side, and enter historic complex known as the Prague castle. In the winter, the guards all wear furry gray hats that match the collar of their long overcoats. I notice a visitor waving his hand in front of a guard’s face, perhaps thinking that Czech guards on sentry duty, like the grenadier guards at Buckingham Palace, do not react. However, this Czech guard, with cold fire in his eyes, raises his fist at the visitor. Inside the gates I find guards that allow me to pose for a photo with them. I look up at St. Vitus's Cathedral, a gothic arrow shooting into the gray, overcast sky. All around the buildings are stunning—old, intricately decorated, filled with culture and memories.
The walls of the secluded, yet regularly visited, Prague castle have a well kept secret: the Lobkowicz Palace. The Lobkowicz’s extensive collection of cultural artifacts have been seized from their possession twice—once seized by the Nazi’s during World War II and then again by communist regime in 1945. The Lobkowiczes are an old noble Bohemian family who has been a patron of the arts since the Golden age of Prague in the 14th century. After suing the Czech state for repossession of their private property, the Lobkowiczes have opened their personal property and possessions into a beautiful museum containing the deeply touching and beautiful historical pieces they have regained such as original manuscripts of Beethoven and a historical collection of arms.
Open to the public:
Tuesday – Sunday 9:00 – 17:00
Entrance fee:
Full 20 CZK, reduced 10 CZK.
Address:
Jirska street 3, Prague Castle
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