Lany Castle - Czech Republic
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Lany Castle
Waymark Code: WMTZ3R
Location: Středočeský kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 01/26/2017
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The castle of Lány was first mentioned in 1392. It changed owners many times and underwent a major reconstruction in 1902 - 1903. In 1921, it was purchased by the Czechoslovak state and designated as an official summer presidential residence. Slovene architect Jože Plecnik was commissioned to make improvements both to the castle and the adjacent park. Tomáš G. Masaryk, the first President, liked the castle and was allowed to stay there after his abdication in 1935 until his death in 1937. During World War II, the castle was a residence of Emil Hácha, an increasingly ill and incapacitated President of Protectorate Bohemia and Moravia.
The castle was used only rarely during the Communist era. Many valuable artefacts, especially those designed by Jože Plecnik, were discarded during the tenure of Gustáv Husák. Only after the Velvet Revolution did the new President Václav Havel start to come to the castle regularly. Since then, it has been a place of many official sessions between the President and other top politicians.
The castle itself is closed to the public. The park is sometimes accessible, especially on public holidays.
Visit Instructions:
Please provide another photo of the location. You don't have to be in there shot, but you can. The photo requirement is to discourage any armchair visiting.