Národní galerie Praha – Schwarzenberský palác — Attraction in Prague

The Schwarzenberg Palace or the Lobkowicz Palace is a Renaissance palace on Hradčanské Square in Prague, which served as a representative residence at the headquarters of Czech kings in the Lobkovice, Rožmberk, Eggenbergs and finally Schwarzenbergs, who owned the palace until 1947. The most renowned Renaissance noble palace of Prague was built in the place of several burnt objects after a fire in 1541. The most striking architectural elements of the exterior are sgraffito, restored at the end of the 19th century, in the interiors, the original Renaissance vaults are preserved in a large part of the rooms. In 2002, the palace was transferred to the National Gallery in Prague. After that the building was completely reconstructed and it serves as a permanent exhibition of the National Gallery (collection of Renaissance, Mannerism and Baroque art in the Czech lands) since 2008.

Schwarzenberský palác nebo též Lobkovický palác je renesanční palác na Hradčanském náměstí v Praze, který v minulosti sloužil jako reprezentativní residence při sídle českých králů rodům Lobkoviců, Rožmberků, Eggenbergů a nakonec Schwarzenbergů, kteří palác vlastnili až do roku 1947. Nejvýraznějsí renesanční šlechtický palác Prahy vznikl po požáru roku 1541 na městišti několika vyhořelých objektů. Nejvýraznějšími architektonickými prvky exteriéru jsou sgrafita, obnovená koncem 19. století, dále lunetová římsa severoitalského typu, v interierech zaujmou především původní renesanční klenby, které se dochovaly ve značné části místností. Roku 2002 přešel palác do vlastnictví Národní galerie v Praze. Poté proběhla celková rekonstrukce objektu a od roku 2008 slouží jako stálá expozice Národní galerie (sbírka umění renesance, manýrismu a baroka v...

Usually, don't post reviews, let alone bad ones, and have read these bad reviews which state staff don't speak English. I'm not ignorant enough to be bothered by this as I'm not in England. But my experience here I feel was a little different to the usual gripes. Me and my partner came here in January as part of her birthday. we have been to 2 art museums and an art shop previously and last minute decided to go here. Got there and immediately followed by security in every room. Again, not ignorant enough to believe this isn't normal and fully aware the security is there to protect the painting from people with ill intentions. However, one security guard followed us so throughly my girlfriend had pointed him out as he was so close to us everywhere we went. There was max 10 people in there, and he could have watched from a distance. It started to become weird and a little bit intimidating. Our actions were just two young adults admiring the art styles nothing to be concerned about. Yet he still followed us. The final straw is when I went to the toilet and he opened the door behind me to check on me while I was in there. After coming out, my girlfriend did say she told him I was in there and that for me was just way too much.Nobody should feel uncomfortable for seeing the paintings they are charging you to see. We went to Reception directly and demanded a full refund and I belive I got it because they didn't understand what I was actually complaining about. This may be a singular occurrence but still I would not recommend for young couples unless you wish to be treated...

The motif on the facade of Schwarzenberský palác is quite fascinating, with the walls carved out in different layers to show different colour tones. Walk closer, and I was truly marvelled by the high art on display right on the outside. At first, I couldn’t really tell it was suppose to be 3 separate buildings. The palace is actually sandwiched in between Kostel sv. Benedikta and National Gallery Salm Palace. While the Salmy and the Schwarzenberský are two separate palaces, they are both part of the National Gallery and one ticket will allow you to visit both as well as the rest of the National Galleries in Prague. Inside, the Schwarzenberský holds permanent exhibition of Bohemian...