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Kinsky Palace
The Kinsky Palace was built between 1755 and 1765 and now is part of the National Gallery. There is a permanent exhibition of 17th to 20th-century Czech landscape paintings. Space is also used for some temporary exhibitions. You can see paintings from Karel Skréta, Jan Jakub, Frantisek Antonín, Max Haushofer, Antonín Chittussi, Pravoslav Kotík, Bedrich Piskac, Stanislav Kolíbal, Milos Sejn and many others. From outside you will notice that this rococo palace has a pink and white stucco façade crowned with statues of the four elements by Ignaz Franz Platzer.
Location: Staromestske namesti 12, Old Town
Admission: 100 CZK (reduced 50 CZK), free admission 1st Wed of month
Opening hours: 10am-6pm Tue-Sun
Kinsky Palace
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- July 8, 2007
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Kinsky Palace was built between 1755 and 1765 by Anselmo Lurago from designs by Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer, it is the most beautiful Rococo building in Prague.
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