Portál a dvere Thun-Hohenštejnského paláce / Portal and Door of Thun-Hohenstein Palace (Prague)
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One of the most beautiful Baroque entrance doors with richly decorated portal you can find at Thun-Hohenstein Palace (Thun-Hohenštejnský palác) in Nerudova street ni Prague's Lesser Town.
Waymark Code: WMAQD3
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 02/12/2011
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Jake39
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One of the most beautiful Baroque entrance doors with richly decorated portal you can find at Thun-Hohenstein Palace (Thun-Hohenštejnský palác) in Nerudova street ni Prague's Lesser Town.

The palace's front façade is decorated by a majestic Baroque portal with two large heraldic eagles from the coat-of-arms of the Kolowrat family (original owner of the palace) and statues of Jupiter with an eagle and Juno with a peacock, by leading Bohemian Baroque sculptor Matyáš B. Braun. Also a massive Baroque iron door with exceptionally well restored forged floral decoration is example of fine smith handcraft.

Monumental Thun-Hohenstein Palace (Thun-Hohenštejnský palác) in Nerudova streed bellow the Castle, the seat of Italian Embassy in Prague, is one of the most beautiful examples of secular, Baroque architecture in the city.

Type of material of the door: Steel

Functional door?: Yes

Location of this door/way: On public property

Is it accessable only by paid admission": No

Style: Other

Address or physical location:
Italské velvyslanectví Nerudova 20 CZ-118 00 PRAHA 1 Czech Republic


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