The Archbishop’s Chateau is the dominant feature of one of the most attractive towns in Moravia and the main magnet for visitors to the historic complex, within which it was inscribed on the UNESCO World Cultural and Natural Heritage List in 1998 together with its gardens.
The origin and development of the castle is connected with the history of the Olomouc bishopric and archbishopric – after the destruction of the original Gothic-Renaissance palace by Swedish troops in the Thirty Years’ War, Bishop Charles II of Liechtenstein-Castelkorn had a magnificent, early Baroque princely residence of the Olomouc bishops built, which still represents their social, political and cultural importance. The Italian concept was given to it by the architects of the Viennese imperial court, Filiberto Lucchese and Giovanni Pietro Tencalla.
The chateau is not only a unique historical building, but still a living research centre hiding rich collections of paintings, books and music, which have their roots in the enlightened activities of collectors for several centuries.
