Troja Château

Troja Château is indeed a remarkable and exceptional building. In fact, it would be better to call it a villa instead of a château, because it echoes the opulent Roman suburban villas which its builder, Count Wenzel Adalbert of Sternberg, encountered on his long journey. The spectacular houses amidst endless gardens mesmerized him to such a degree that he decided to transfer a piece of the “Eternal City” to his native country. The young count was lucky in selecting both the site and the artists who were to make his dream come true.

The construction of the early Baroque château began in 1679. The project was executed by an architect of French origin, Jean Baptiste Mathey, whose design exploited his experiences from his sojourn to Italy and was inspired by a typical Roman suburban villa. The central and dominant feature of the entire mass of the construction is a large hall with a corridor running to both sides and with an enfilade of adjoining salons. On the sides, the building is both vertically and horizontally enclosed by two-storey towering belvederes. The sculptural decoration of the two-armed staircase leading to the garden was entrusted to the Dresden artists Georg and Paul Hermanns. The monumental sculptures on the staircase symbolize the Titans fighting the Classical gods. The individual sculptures along the perimeter of the staircase represent Classical gods, allegories of periods of the day and year and allegories of continents.

Most of the paintings found on the ground floor of the château were created by Carpoforo Tencalla, while Francesco Marchetti and his son Giovanni Francesco worked on the first floor. The Flemish painters Abraham and Isk Godyns were summoned by the builder to execute the illusive decoration of the large main hall.

Troja Château also hosts short-term exhibitions which are adapted to the specific character of its interiors.

Troja Château . Photo by Vertical Images
Troja Château. Photo by Vertical Images
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Vertical Images
Troja Château. Photo by Vertical Images
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château – interior. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček
Troja Château. Photo by Tomáš Souček

Info

Address
Troja Château
U Trojského zámku 1/4
170 00 Prague 7
Mapa

Barrier-free entrance: basement and ground floor.

Open
Château 1. 4.–29. 10. 2023
Tue-Thu 10 am – 6 pm
Fri 1–6 pm
Sat-Sun 10 am – 6 pm


Gardens 1. 4.–29. 10. 2023
Tue–Sun 10 am – 7 pm
Fri 1–7 pm

The café is temporarily closed.
The gardens are freely accessible.

Accessibility
bus no. 112 (Zoologická zahrada stop)

Representative spaces for rental

Contact
T +420 283 851 614
E ghmp@ghmp.cz

Admission

CZK 150 full / adults
CZK 60 reduced / children under 10 y., students
CZK 20 / seniors over 65 y., school groups with teacher

extra fee for the guided tour in Czech (reservation required) CZK 20
extra fee for the guided tour in foreign language (reservation required) CZK 40