Castle Kacina
editKacina the most considerable empire castle it The Czech Republic was build in the place of defunct medieval village Kačín as a prestige mansion of the supreme burgrave of the Czech kingdom and president of governorate Jan Rudolf Chotek (1748 – 1824) in 1806 – 24. Architectural scheme had drawn up Saxon royal architect Christian Franz Schuricht (1753 – 1832) from Dresden. Johann Philipp Jöndl (1782 – 1870) and in the last few years also had controlled running the construction. He also eminently influenced the final appearance of the castle.
Functionally the castle is divided into three parts. The main (central) building with exquisite halls and the residence of earl family, then two quarter circle adjacent lower wings with pillared colonnade where the guest rooms were situated. To those wings were connected other pavilions. In the right one is situated never finished mansion chapel and theatre which were finished in the first half of 19th century.
In the left one there is a Chotek´s extensive library dated from 16th to 19th century. The castle is surrounded by vast park that was founded already in 1789 according to the plan of famous Viennese botanic Nikolaus Joseph Freiherr von Jacquin (1727 – 1817), it was 13 year earlier than the castle itself.
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Image:Kacina let.jpg|Kacina castle
Image:knihovna 2.jpg|mansion library
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