{"id":993,"date":"2019-05-02T16:55:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-02T14:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ds.cz\/?page_id=993"},"modified":"2024-02-21T11:22:25","modified_gmt":"2024-02-21T10:22:25","slug":"velkoprevorske-namesti-484-3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ds.cz\/en\/objekty-ds\/praha-1-mala-strana\/velkoprevorske-namesti-484-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Velkop\u0159evorsk\u00e9 n\u00e1m. 484\/3 – Small Buquoy Palace"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Palace History<\/strong><\/p>\n

The origins of the unique Mal\u00e1 Strana palace complex, of which Small Buquoy Palace is a part, date back to the 12th<\/sup> century, when King Vladislav II donated a plot of land to the Order of the Hospital of St. John (later of Sovereign Military Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta the so-called Order of Malta) for the purpose of building a church and hospital on the premises.<\/p>\n

Small Buquoy Palace was built in 1598 in the heart of Old Prague by Melchior Gniessen of Kobach1<\/sup>, the Chancelor of the Order of Malta. Over five centuries, the sought after townhouse changed hands within the ranks of the European aristocracy multiple times.<\/p>\n

Among the residents, for instance, were Christopher II of Redern, Herman Czernin of Chudenice2<\/sup>, and Marie Valburga, Countess Petazzi by marriage. In 1764, the house was bought by Franz Leopold Lonqueval, Count of Buquoy, High Steward of the Kingdom of Bohemia3<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n

\nPalace Architecture<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whole ground floor of the main building of Small Buquoy Palace was built in a Late Renaissance design, with the dominant feature being a Renaissance-style gable on the eastern facade, which, except for certain simplifications, has been preserved in this original form. All the vaults, groin vaults and the whole ground floor layout date back to around 1600.<\/p>\n

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Tha palace was completed and amply decorated in the Baroque and Rococo periods, as evident from the richly adorned Baroque north gable. Among the preserved features are the original fittings with Baroque hinges and the box lock on the entrance gate. Upstairs, some of the interestingly crafted accessories, include Neo-Classical doors and ceilings with covings. As the house has never been afflicted by fire, the older joist ceillings decorated with Renaissance-period paintings have been preserved. One dominant and unmistakably Rococo feauture is the inner staircase, which dates back to the second half of the 18th century and is considered amongst Prague\u00b4s most beautiful. The whole staircase space is decorated with floral decor and rocailles4<\/sup>.<\/p>\n

The jointed porches are also features of the Rococo period, but were undoubtedly glazed at a later time. The Baroque profiled stucco chambranas lining the small portals and individual windows accentuate the decorativeness of the rental townhouse.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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