National Gallery Prague - Salm Palace — Attraction in Prague

The Classicist three-wing building of the Salm Palace at Hradčanské Square is the exhibition space of the National Gallery in Prague. The building was commissioned between 1800 and 1811 by Prague Archbishop Vilém Florentin, Prince Salm-Salm, designed by František Pávíček (Pawitschek) on the site where several smaller aristocratic residences used to stand. Originally it was a luxury apartment building, which belonged to the Schwarzenbergs since 1811. They connected it to the neighboring Schwarzenberg Palace. The palace served as the Prague residence of the Schwarzenbergs family until 1945. In the post-war period it was nationalized and used for foreign service. Since 2003, he has been in charge of the National Gallery. An extensive reconstruction took place in 2008 - 2012.

Klasicistní trojkřídlá budova Salmovského paláce na Hradčanském náměstí je výstavním prostorem Národní galerie Praha. Stavbu nechal provést v letech 1800 až 1811 pražský arcibiskup Vilém Florentin, kníže Salm-Salm podle návrhu Františka Pávíčka (Pawitschka) na místě, kde dříve stálo několik menších šlechtických sídel. Původně se mělo jednat o luxusní bytový dům, jenž od roku 1811 náležel Schwarzenbergům, kteří jej spojili se sousedním Schwarzenberským palácem. Jako pražská rezidence Schwarzenberků sloužil palác až do roku 1945. V poválečném období byl zestátněn a využíván pro zahraniční službu. Od roku 2003 je ve správě Národní galerie. V letech 2008 – 2012 proběhla rozsáhlá...

Salm Palace (Czech: Salmovský palác) is a Neoclassical building in Prague, Czech Republic. It currently serves as a collection site of the National Gallery Prague. It is protected as a cultural monument. It is named after the Archbishop of Prague Wilhelm Florentin von Salm-Salm (1745-1810). After Salm-Salms' death, the palace was acquired by the House of Schwarzenberg and used as the primogeniture's Prague residence until 1945. The building was nationalized by the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic after the...

Great exhibitions and displays, definitely worth looking around (especially for the relatively cheap entry fee) even if just to get an hour of peace away from the tourist hotspot of Prague castle. The layout was slightly confusing, there were alot of doors which were locked or lead nowhere that were listed on the map as having artwork in them. Definitely go if you're interested in modern art - it gave off Tate Gallery vibes...