Archbishop's Palace
Description:
The basis for the modern Archbishop's Palace (Arcibiskupský palá c) was one of the houses, which was rebuilt at the beginning of the XVI century favorite of Emperor Ferdinand I - Florian Grispec. Already in the 60s of the same century, the house became the property of Archbishop Anthony Brus, who arranged his residence in it. Over time, the appearance of the palace changed. It acquired all the characteristic features of the Baroque by the end of the XVIII century and after that did not change significantly. Since 1562, the Archbishop’s Palace has become the permanent residence of the Archbishops of Prague.
Today, the Archbishop’s Palace is one of Prague’s main attractions for Baroque architecture. The main facade of the building overlooks Hradchanskaya Square. Pilasters and semi-columns combine only the second and third floors. Very beautiful patterned forged metal fences near the balconies on the third floor of the palace. Windows of the first and second floors are simple rectangular shape, but on the third - beautiful arched.