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Prague Sights

Wallenstein Palace

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  • Address
    • Valdštejnské náměstí 4
  • Transport
    • 12, 20, 22, 23
  • Phone
    • 257 071 111
  • Hours
    • 10am-5pm Sat & Sun Apr-Oct, to 4pm Sat & Sun Nov-Mar

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Lonely Planet review for Wallenstein Palace

The small Wallenstein Square (Valdštejnské náměstí), northeast of Malá Strana Square, is dominated by the monumental 1630 palace of Albrecht of Wallenstein, general of the Habsburg armies, who financed the construction with the confiscated properties of Protestant nobles he defeated at the Battle of (White Mountain) in 1620. It now houses the Senate of the Czech Republic, but you can visit some rooms on weekends. The ceiling fresco in the Baroque Hall shows Wallenstein as a warrior at the reins of a chariot, while the unusual oval Audience Hall has a fresco of Vulcan at work in his forge. Behind the palace is a huge, walled garden, which is an oasis of peace amid the bustle of Malá Strana streets. At the eastern end of the garden is the Wallenstein Riding School, which hosts changing exhibitions of modern art.

 

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    Secret garden stop in Prague

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    Well worth a walk-through on your way down from the Prague Castle, this eclectic hidden garden boasts an unusual stalactite wall which looks like the sand drippings of a giant, shaped hedges lined with statuary, and an aviary with numerous large Eurasian Eagle-owls. Peacocks roam the grounds as well.

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