Zámek Líšeň Chateau

Zámek Líšeň is a three-wing one-storey Baroque chateau in the centre of Brno-Líšeň. It was created after 1714 by rebuilding an older Renaissance fortress and is protected as a cultural monument. This object is an important example of Baroque and Classicist architecture in Brno. It has undergone complex historical developments from the nobility to the state property to today's use for hotel and social purposes.

The Renaissance fortress from the beginning of the 17th century stood at the site of the present chateau. During the Baroque reconstruction in the early 18th century, Czech countries recovered from the consequences of the Thirty Years' War. There was a boom in baroque art and construction, while Europe was undergoing power changes and consolidation of the Habsburg monarchy at that time. In 1714 he won the Líšenský manor Jan Kryštof z Freyenfelsu, which started construction of a new chateau on the site of an older fortress. The project of the new building was probably created by the architect Christian Alexander Oedtl.

Líšeň Chateau is a three-wing one-storey two-track building. Its longer main west wing is followed by shorter cross wings at the ends. The yard closes a single-storey open corridor on the east side, followed by buildings of the economic court. The facades of the chateau are smooth and the palate breaks the cordon ledge. The windows on the ground floor of the main facade frame the champagne. The floor is equipped with suprafenestrami and ledge. In the front of the main wing, there is a main entrance with a balcony port that carries four pillars. The emblem and motto of the Belcredi Et and Domino factum est istud are placed above the roof ledge above the balcony. This means in translation, and this is from the Lord. Behind the entrance there is a vaulted pillar hall with a two-arm staircase leading to the floor. The rooms on the ground floor have mostly arched ceilings, while the floors have flat ceilings. The sculpture decoration of the chateau and park was made by Antonín Schweigl. From the outer facade of the south wing comes the risalite of the chapel with a volute shield. A two-arm staircase leads to the chapel space on the first floor. The chapel of the oval floor plan is closed with a low dome. The interior of the chapel is decorated by the stucco Giacomo Antonio Corbellini and two unknown painters. At the top of the vault is a fresco of St. Trinity surrounded by stucco frame.

In 1819 the estate was inherited by rod Belcrediů, whose members had the chateau modified in classical style. Before 1826, the original Baroque garden was adapted to the nature of the landscape park while maintaining its original availability. The chateau served as a seat of the Belcredi family until 1949 when it was confiscated by the Czechoslovak state. In 1992 the decrepit chateau was returned to the original Belcredi family as part of the restitution.

Probably in 1724 or 1727 the chateau chapel was added to the chateau. The ceremonial hall was set up in 1967. Natural landscape park with an area of 1.5 hectares is situated at the south side of the chateau. It is dominated by grown trees, which grow spread across the whole area except for a smaller inch in the back. The park underwent the so-called Anglanization of the original axis-solved park. Two alleys and a central axis were preserved from the features of the original park, which originally had a two-arm staircase with decoration. In 1985 there were 8 conifers and 44 leaflets. Among them there are, for example, terraces, spruce, beech, jasanolic maple, shacholan, green linden and greens always green.

After reconstruction, the chateau serves as a hotel and place for cultural and social events. A visit to this conservation site offers a view of the history of baroque and classical construction in the South Moravian Region. At the same time, it is an opportunity to look at valuable architecture and adjacent historical park in the centre of Brno-Líšna.