According to archaeological findings, the origins of the settlement the site, where the Baroque palace is located today, can be dated back to the 9th century. The first record of the building is from the year 1370. The houses on the site where present building stands have been destroyed by fires several times throughout history and have often changed owners. In 1685 Albrecht V\u00e1clav Knight Hlo\u017eek of \u017dampach, the burgrave of Prague Castle bought it. He had rebuilt then Renaissance palace into its present Baroque appearance.
\nThe coat of arms of the Hlo\u017eek family from \u017dampach is still above the main portal of the palace. On a silver base there is a black hunting trumpet with gold fittings and a black and white cord.<\/p>\n
After the death of Albrecht V\u00e1clav, the building again had several owners and number of changes. At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the publisher of the Prager Tagblatt daily Heinrich Mercy bought it and in 1923 ownership passed to his granddaughter, Elisabeth Kunigunde Mercy and her husband banker Edgar Morawitz.
\nThe Morawitz family made extensive adjustments according to plans of architect Viktor Kafka. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n
The palace was adapted, during which the gable of the house was repaired, the original painted wooden ceilings from 17th century were restored and the stone elements were preserved. An attic with roof dormers and new garages were built. The retaining wall of the garden above the moat was also rebuilt. The garden below the palace is large, well organized and connected to the house by a monumental staircase. All rooms on the ground floor in the main building and in the wings are vaulted, as well as the cellars. Elisabeth married for the second time in 1928 and in 1942 the house was transferred to her husband Franti\u0161ek Anton\u00edn Count Nostitz-Reineck.
\nIn 1946 the building became the residence of the Austrian Embassy, which is still here today.
\nIn 1947, according to the decree of the President of the Republic of May 19th 1945, the palace was transferred to the national administration and in 1950 the Czechoslovak State became the owner of it. In 1955 The Diplomatic Service Administration, today\u2019s Diplomatic Service, took care. The building was declared a National Cultural Monument in 1958.\n<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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