The chateau underwent extensive reconstruction in the middle of the 18th century. The old chateau was torn down and a modern chateau was built in its place in the French style of King Louis XVI. The construction was led by Brno’s architect František Antonín Grimm. The walls and copulas of the rooms are ornamented with illusive paintings from 1757, imitating rococo stucco.
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Vizovice Chateau

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The first reliable written reference about the castle Lukov dates back to the year 1332, during the rule of John the Blind. However, it is very likely that the castle was built in the first half of the 13th century by a Czech king. It is also believed to be mentioned by Constance of Hungary in her charter from the year 1235. The managed to reconstruct the originally Romanesque chapel in the Gothic style and built a new east palace. The castle was sieged and subsequently conquered by Matthias Corvinus in the year 1469. The Sternbergs owned the castle until the year 1516 when it was claimed by the Lords of Kunštát, who kept the castle until 1547 and started the radical reconstruction of the castle into a Renaissance fortress, followed by Lords of Landek. After the death of Lukrécie Nekeš of Landek in the year 1614, the castle was inherited by her husband, military leader and politician Albrecht von Wallenstein. During the Thirty Years' War, the castle was captured by the rebelling Valachs, who made it their base until October 1627 when they were ousted by the Imperial army. Albrecht von Wallenstein sold the castle to Štěpán Šmíd of Freyhofen in 1624. The castle was captured by the Swedes in 1643, who tore down its defences upon leaving in the same year. After this event, no significant efforts were made to reconstruct the castle. By the end of 18th century, the castle was left completely abandoned and slowly turned into a ruin.

Lukov Castle

In the year 1912 the château became the property of the family Wichterle, a member of which was the famous inventor Otto Wichterle. After WWII the château was, however, confiscated. Until 1989 the château was the property of The National Forests and was used for administrative and catering purposes. After 1990 it was returned to the original owners. In 1998 its new owners arranged for the window exchange on the yard side of the chateau and of the external facade.This, however, was made in phases and finished only in 2001 with the reconstruction of the Northern part of the building. In the year 2007 the enterpreneur Stanislav Blaho of Slavičín bought the château together with the park. These days on the ground floor of the château there is a restaurant, a kitchen, sanitary facilities, a bolier room and a few small workshops. The first floor is taken up with a private flat, the offices of the forestry office W + Š and two halls for social events. Behind the château there is an extensive park of the area of 32 hectares that was in 19th century adapted into an English park. These days there is a natural amphitheatre , a wooden pavilion, dance foors and sport pitches.
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Slavičín Chateau

Originally a Gothic stronghold was at the beginning of the 17th century rebuilt into a four-wing Renaissance castle with a 59 m tall tower. The castle was rebuilt in Classicist style in 1833 – 34. After a fire in 1915 it was adapted in pseudo-Renaissance style for the family Thonet.
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Vsetín Chateau

Malenovice is a castle located in the Malenovice part of the city of Zlín in the Czech Republic. It was built in the second half of the 14th century.

Malenovice Castle

Obřany Castle (Czech: Hrad Obřany) is a ruined castle near the town of Bystřice pod Hostýnem in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is classified as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Obřany Castle

Renaissance Chateau was rebuilt in 1603 by Vaclav Nekes of Landek from an older fortress. The chateau was owned by the Counts of Seilern, who in 1885 it was rebuilt in its present form. The chateau is owned by the municipality today and it is close to public.
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Přílepy Chateau

Originally a stronghold on the hill above Bojkovice. It was founded at the end of the 15th century as a defence against Turkish raids. It was rebuilt into a Baroque castle in the second half of the 18th century and later adapted in Neo-Gothic style in the 19th. The castle is surrounded by a park with subtropical flora.
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Nový Světlov Chateau

Quadrilateral two-storey building with a moat and arcade forecourt, four hexagonal towers from the Early Baroque period. Construction was launched by Jan Count of Rottal on the former Lobkovice fortress.
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Holešov Chateau

Chateau Bystřice pod Hostýnem is found in the centre of the town and is a unique example of the gradual modernization of estates. The most famous owners of the chateau were the Laudons, who owned the chateau for 106 years. The statue of the renowned leader Ernest Gideon Laudon still decorates the chateau today. In 1897 Emperor Franz Josef I lived in the chateau.
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