Czernin Palace / Cernínský palác (Prague)
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Czernin or Cernín Palace (Cernínský palác), one of the most beautiful and most monumental Baroque palaces in Prague, is located in Loretánské námestí (Loreto Square) in Hradcany district...
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 03/25/2015
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Czernin or Cernín Palace (Cernínský palác), one of the most beautiful and most monumental Baroque palaces in Prague, is located in Loretánské námestí (Loreto Square) in Hradcany district.
The Czernin Palace is the largest of the Baroque palaces of Prague, which later served as the offices of the Czech foreign ministry. It was commissioned by the diplomat Humprecht Jan Cernín z Chudenic, the Habsburg imperial ambassador to Venice and Rome, in the 1660s. In 1666, Humprecht Jan Cernín purchased a part of the debt loaded property of the House of Lobkowicz, including a building plot with gardens located in the centre of Prague. In 1668, he commissioned Francesco Carrati, an Italian architect, and assigned him to develop the project of his new palace on the site. The next year, building contractors Gione Decapaoli and Abraham Leuthner started construction. The plasterers Giovanni Maderna and Giovanni Battista Cometa were replaced by Francesco Peri and Antonio Travelli in 1674. [wikipedia]