Art Review: Prague’s Lobkowicz Palace An Unforgettable Experience

I’m in Dresden, Berlin, and Amsterdam for an art-writing trip and, while in Dresden, to experience Wagner’s Ring cycle. Since Prague is only a two-hour train trip from Dresden, we went for a day. I’d never been. The city wasn’t bombed during the Second World War, so splendid architecture from Gothic to Renaissance to Baroque and to Rococo exists, often cheek by jowl, and all showing a unique Bohemian flair. I was there less for the eclectic cityscape and mostly for the Lobkowicz Palace. It’s on top of Prague Castle, the hill that commands the city heights and overlooks its old spires, bridges, and old red-tile roofs.

The Lobkowicz Palace, a late-16th-century complex, is the only privately owned part of Prague Castle. The rest is owned by the Czech government and includes the Czech president’s office.

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I’m in Dresden, Berlin, and Amsterdam for an art-writing trip and, while in Dresden, to experience Wagner’s Ring cycle. Since Prague is only a two-hour train trip from Dresden, we went for a day. I’d never been. The city wasn’t bombed during the Second World War, so splendid architecture from Gothic to Renaissance to Baroque and to Rococo exists, often cheek by jowl, and all showing a unique Bohemian flair. I was there less for the eclectic cityscape and mostly for the Lobkowicz Palace. It’s on top of Prague Castle, the hill that commands the city heights and overlooks its old spires, bridges, and old red-tile roofs.

The Lobkowicz Palace, a late-16th-century complex, is the only privately owned part of Prague Castle. The rest is owned by the Czech government and includes the Czech president’s office.