Early Baroque basilica on the Holy Hill (Svatý Kopeček) near Olomouc. The grandiose building is a prominent landmark in the area and one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Moravia.
Castle in the eponymous town, one of the most significant monuments of Czech Silesia. It uniquely combines elements of Northern Renaissance and late Baroque.
The oldest Czech male monastery and in its current appearance one of the best examples of Czech High Baroque architecture. It is located in the Prague district of Břevnov and is the seat of the Benedictine order in Bohemia.
High-Baroque castle built in the style of an Italian Baroque villa, containing one of the most exquisite castle gardens in the Czech Republic. It is located in the eponymous municipality in the South Moravian region.
The economically purposeful and aesthetic landscape of the 17th and 18th centuries defined the current character of the Czech landscape. It is characterised by long fields, a dense network of roads, small sacred buildings in the country and a large number of Baroque churches.
Castle converted into a chateau, one of the dominating features of the town of Český Krumlov, inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Cultural Heritage. After Prague Castle, it is the second largest castle complex in the Czech Republic and one of the most visited monuments in the country.
A castle converted into a chateau, located on the bank of the river Sázava, in the Central Bohemian Region. It is the only seat in Bohemia that has been used by the same noble family since the Middle Ages.
Czech builder and architect of German descent, the most famous figure of Czech Baroque architecture. His work is of exceptional artistic quality and unusually prolific.
Complex of an Early Baroque castle with world-famous gardens in the town of Kroměříž, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of an Early Baroque representative residence.
Monumental church built in the first half of the 18th century in the upper part of the Lesser Quarter Square in Prague. It is the best known Baroque building in Prague and one of the most valuable examples of the so-called Radical Baroque in Central Europe.
A castle turned into a chateau, a dominant feature of the town of Javorník, located in the northernmost corner of Czech Silesia.
An exceptionally well-preserved cemetery, the second largest on the territory of the Czech Republic. A UNESCO monument. The cemetery’s unique characteristic is the fusion of Baroque-style art and the Jewish funeral tradition.
A foremost figure of Czech Baroque architecture. His frugal, minimalist style is antithetic to the dynamically designed buildings by Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel and Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer.
The oldest preserved building of Charles University and its current representative seat. It has preserved a lot of its original Medieval appearance and is one of the most valuable buildings of its kind in Europe.
Complex of the former Benedictine monastery on the outskirts of the town of Kladruby in the Plzeň region. It was built by two of the most important architects of Czech Baroque: Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel.
A large complex of a Baroque hospice and spa in the eponymous municipality, near Jaroměř, in eastern Bohemia, famous for its impressive sculptural decorations and landscape.
The most significant artistic and architectural monument to Jewish burial culture on the territory of Prague. The cemetery complex is a unique collection of exceptionally valuable Renaissance tombstones. It is a part of the oldest Jewish urban settlement.
Pilgrimage church near the town of Žďár nad Sázavou, in the Vysočina region, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The exceptional diversity of shapes and inexhaustible hidden meanings make it one of the masterpieces of European Baroque architecture.
Early Baroque chateau in the eponymous town in the Ústí nad Labem Region, largely preserved in its original appearance. It is mentioned as the fourth largest chateau in the Czech Republic.
One of the leading representatives of Czech Baroque architecture. He became famous for his unique style called Baroque Gothic.
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