Lansky Castle ( Czech. Lánský zámek ) is a Renaissance-Baroque castle in the Czech Republic , located in the village of Lany , Kladno district, Central Bohemia . The castle is located in the northern part of Krshivoklath forests (Krshivoklato). In the territory adjacent to the castle there is an English park , Bakhnyak pond, Lansky nature reserve, palm winter garden. Since 1921, the castle has been owned by the state and is currently the official summer residence of the President of the Czech Republic.
| Castle | |
| Lansky castle | |
|---|---|
| Czech Lánský zámek | |
 Castle view | |
| A country |  Czech |
| Location | Central Bohemian Region , Kladno district , Lany |
| Architectural style | Renaissance , baroque |
| Founder | Rudolph II |
| Status | Monument of Culture of the Czech Republic |
| Site | hrad.cz/cs/prazsky-hrad-... |
Lansky castle with a church and a park is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
History
In written sources dated 1392 , on the site of the present castle, a wooden fortress was mentioned that belonged to Hasek from Lan. At the end of the XVI century , the village that existed here passed into the possession of King Rudolph II , who rebuilt the fortress into a summer hunting castle in the Renaissance style . In 1652, the castle was rebuilt in the Baroque architectural style .
At the end of the XVII century, the castle passed into the possession of the count family Waldstein . In 1730, Jan Josef from Waldstein carried out an extensive reconstruction, as a result of which Lansky Castle was noticeably rebuilt and enlarged by one floor. At the beginning of the XVIII century, the castle passed into the possession of the princely family of Fürstenberg , in whose ownership remained until 1921. In 1748-1752, the Church of the Holy Name of Jesus in the Rococo style was added to the castle, connected to the castle by a passage. In 1821-1825 the castle was again rebuilt by Prince Charles Egon II zu Fürstenberg , as a result of which the third floor of the castle was built on and an entrance was built on the north side. The last floor was built in the attic roof of the castle in 1903 at the direction of Prince Maximilian Egon II zu Fürstenberg . A new entrance was also added on the south side of the castle.
In 1921, the castle was bought for 25 million crowns by the Czechoslovak government and rebuilt for the purposes of the summer residence of the President of Czechoslovakia. Construction work under the direction of the architect Jozhe Plechnik lasted from July 15 to August 6, 1921, they involved 358 permanent workers and 120 workers from 33 companies to carry out additional work. The reconstruction of the castle cost the treasury 3 million crowns and was carried out under the personal control of President Masaryk , who coordinated all the architectural changes proposed by Joz Plechnik.
Presidential Residence
On August 11, 1921, the President of Czechoslovakia, Tomas Masaryk, arrived by special train from Capri , where he underwent treatment, to Lansky Castle, where he lived for almost the next 17 years. After his resignation in 1935, Masaryk finally moved to the castle with his family, and after his death in 1937 he was buried in the Lansky cemetery. After that, Lansky Castle soap was used by the government. During World War II, Emil Gaha, President of the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia, visited here periodically.
After 1989, the castle was used by the presidents Vaclav Havel , Vaclav Klaus and Milos Zeman . Currently, the castle itself is closed to tourists, visitors are allowed only in the castle park, the church and the greenhouse.