Schönborn Palace (Prague)

The Palais Schönborn ( Cz Schönbornský palác ) is a representative Baroque palace in Prague.

History

The property was built in 1650/1715 and stands between the historic buildings. It was already in 1656 on behalf of Rudolf Hieronymus Eusebius of Colloredo- Waldsee ( 1585-1657 ), Austrian field marshal, governor of Prague, Grand Prior of the Order of Malta, built and received in 1715 be high baroque appearance, designed by Giovanni Battista Alliprandi and Jan Blazej Santini - Aichl. The palace consists of 100 rooms in four wings, which enclose three courtyards. The central courtyard is adorned by two giant atlas of the sculptor Matthias Bernard Braun. It was long in the possession of Colloredo family and was famous for its early Baroque garden. As the heir to the estate went especially to the noble family of Hatzfeld and ultimately in 1794 to the noble Schönborn.

Early 1917, lived here, among others Franz Kafka in two damp and musty rooms without kitchen and with lousy heating.

Finally, the palace of the American Richard Teller Crane bought 2 He was the brother of the former president Tomáš Masaryk and son of the legendary plumbing millionaire from Chicago Charles Richard Crane. In 1925, Richard Crane sold the first U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia the lock on the Government of the United States for $ 117,000. Since it is the seat of the American Embassy in the Czech Republic. A viewing is not possible.