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Wallenstein Palace. Similar
ostentation is evident in the Gardens
Černín Palace, one of Prague’s The finest of Prague’s
most monumental buildings. palace gardens, such as the
The mid-Baroque had two Wallenstein Garden, are in
strands, one opulent and the Little Quarter. Though the
Italianate, the other formal and style of Wallenstein Palace is
French or Viennese in influence. Early Baroque, the garden
Troja Palace and Villa Amerika still displays the geometric
are in Italian villa style while formality of the Renaissance,
the Sternberg Palace on also preserved in the Royal
Hradčanské náměstí is more Garden behind Prague Castle.
Viennese in style. Troja was The South Gardens on the Ancient trees in Stromovka, formerly
designed in 1679 by Jean- Castle’s old ramparts were a royal deer park
Baptiste Mathey, who, like the redesigned in the 1920s.
Dientzenhofers (see p129), was a Many more gardens were The many old gardens and
master of the Baroque. The pairs laid out in the 17th and 18th orchards on Petřín Hill have
of giants on the portals of the centuries, when noble families been transformed into the
Clam-Gallas Palace, and the vied with each other to have large public area of Petřín Park.
Morzin Palace in Nerudova fine winter residences in the Another former orchard is Vojan
Street, are a popular Baroque Little Quarter below the Park, laid out by archbishops in
motif. The Kinský Palace is a Castle. Many are now the the 13th century. The Botanical
superb Rococo design by Kilian grounds of embassies, but Gardens is one of the few areas
Ignaz Dientzenhofer. others have been opened of green open to the public in
to the public. The the New Town.
Ledeburg Garden Generally, the larger parks
has been combined are situated further out of the
with several neigh- city. Stromovka was a royal
bouring gardens. Laid deer park, while Letná Park
out on a steep hillside, was developed in 1858 on the
the Palace Gardens, open space of Letná Plain.
in particular, make
ingenious use Where to Find the
of pavilions, stairs
and terraces from Palaces and Gardens
which there are Archbishop’s Palace p111
wonderful views Belvedere pp110–11
of the city. The Vrtba Botanical Gardens p153
Garden, landscaped Černín Palace p117
on the site of former Clam-Gallas Palace p80
vineyards, is a similar
Baroque creation with Kampa Island p131
statues and splendid Kinský Palace p72
views. Former palace Letná Park p161
gardens were also Lobkowicz Palace p101
used to create a park Martinic Palace p116
Spring flowers in the Royal Garden of Prague Castle on Kampa Island. Morzin Palace
see Nerudova Street p130
Old Royal Palace pp106–107
Palace Gardens p135
Petřín Park p141
Royal Garden p111
Schwarzenberg Palace p116
South Gardens p110
Sternberg Palace pp112–15
Stromovka p162
Troja Palace pp166–7
Villa Amerika
see Dvořák Museum p154
Vojan Park p135
Vrtba Garden p130
Wallenstein Palace and
Garden p126
Troja Palace (c.1703) Clam-Gallas Palace (c.1714)

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