Schwarzenberg Palace

The Schwarzenberg Palace, in Prague

The Schwarzenberg Palace is a superb Renaissance building with trompe-l'oeil façades, on the castle square of Prague. The Prague audio-guided tour stops here to evoke this jewel of architecture, which today shelters art collections.

The Renaissance jewel with trompe-l'oeil façades

The Schwarzenberg Palace is one of the finest Renaissance buildings of Prague. Built in the sixteenth century on the castle square, it stands out by its spectacular façades covered with sgraffito, these black and white trompe-l'oeil decorations imitating the relief of stones cut in diamond points. Its architecture and its elegant gables testify to the Italian influence of the Renaissance in Bohemia. The palace today shelters art collections, notably baroque painting and sculpture. A heritage jewel facing the castle, the Schwarzenberg Palace charms by the singular beauty of its adorned façades.

What to see

You admire the spectacular Renaissance façades covered with trompe-l'oeil sgraffito imitating diamond points, and you discover the baroque art collections it shelters, on the castle square. The Schwarzenberg Palace is a heritage jewel. It is a stop for lovers of art and architecture, to be explored on foot.

Practical information

The Schwarzenberg Palace lies on the castle square of Prague, reachable on foot. You admire its façades from the square; the art collections follow their own hours and conditions, which vary. It is best to check the arrangements before coming.

What is particular about the Schwarzenberg Palace of Prague?

Its spectacular Renaissance façades covered with trompe-l'oeil sgraffito imitating stones in diamond points; this sixteenth-century jewel, on the castle square, today shelters art collections.

Where is the Schwarzenberg Palace?

On the castle square of Prague, in the Czech Republic.