5BlatnáReason to visitThe characteristic white-and-red tower at the entrance to the stone water castle was built in the Late Middle Ages, during the reign of the Lords of Rožmitál. They held high state offices, they loved a luxurious lifestyle, and they were inspired by the sophisticated culture of the nobility in western Europe. Reconstruction of the old palace into a magnificent three-storey Gothic-Renaissance chateau was commissioned from the famous architect Benedikt Rejt, who worked in the service of the Crown. Of historical interestThis representational residence in Blatná was often at the centre of political events in the Bohemian Kingdom. Jaroslav Lev of Rožmitál’s sister Johana married King George of Poděbrady and became the queen of Bohemia. Jaroslav, a highly educated and skilled diplomat, was an envoy for his brother-in-law, carrying the famous Treaty of the Establishment of Peace Throughout Christendom to the royal courts of Europe. The objects in the palace’s interiors are predominantly from the family collections of the current owners, the Hildprandts, who have possessed the chateau since the 18th century. Of special interest is an exposition on the outstanding 19th-century Czech physician and naturalist Jan Evangelista Purkyně, who as a young man worked in Blatná as an educator. Na Příkopech 320388 01 Blatná actionURI(http://zamek-blatna.cz ):
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