Summerhouse Star (Letohrádek Hvězda) (Prague)

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Star Summer Palace is a Renaissance villa, standing in the same game park in Prague-Liboc, 7 km west of the city center in the district Prague 6
Field in the woods above the village Malejově Liboc established in 1530 King Ferdinand I, who later left surround walls. Time was still just invited the new Royal Park. According to the plans of the king's younger son of the Austrian Archduke Ferdinand of Tirol, longtime governor of Bohemia, he was in the years 1555 to 1558 built the Star Summer Palace. Ferdinand of Tyrol he laid the foundation stone for the 27th summer června 1555th The construction was carried out first Avostalis Juan Maria del Pambio and Giovanni Lucchese, followed by Hans Tirol and Boniface Wohlmut. A two-storey villa in a unique plan six-pointed star (thanks to which earned its name) belongs to the group of philosophical works and stands out within the rich stucco decoration.
The Summer Palace was in 1962 included in the list of national cultural monuments. Currently available to the public and inside is an exhibition about the Battle of White Mountain, which took place near the fields.