Vratislavský palác

Welcome to the Vratislavský palác, or Vratislav Palace, a hidden gem of Baroque architecture nestled in the winding, cobblestone streets of Malá Strana, Prague's Lesser Town. As you stand before this elegant facade on Tržiště…

Standing directly in front of the Vratislav Palace, your attention is immediately drawn to its most prominent architectural feature: the magnificent main portal. In the vocabulary of Baroque architecture, the entrance is never…

Having passed through the grand portal, you now stand in the main inner courtyard of the Vratislav Palace. The atmosphere here changes immediately. …

Before we ascend the grand staircase, we must explore a unique architectural feature often found on the ground floor of Prague’s finest Baroque palaces: the Sala Terrena. Located at the rear of the courtyard, acting as a…

We now stand at the foot of the Grand Staircase, arguably the most crucial architectural element in any Baroque palace. In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, a staircase was far more than a practical means of moving…

Having ascended the Grand Staircase, you have arrived at the Piano Nobile, literally the 'noble floor.' This is the architectural and social climax of the Vratislav Palace. In Baroque design, the first floor above the ground…

Stepping out from the rear of the Vratislav Palace, we enter the final and perhaps most enchanting element of the estate: the terraced gardens. In the densely packed, hilly terrain of Malá Strana, creating a sprawling, flat…

As we descend from the terraced gardens, pass back through the echoing courtyard, and step once again onto the cobblestones of Tržiště street, we leave behind the meticulously constructed world of the Vratislav Palace. Our…