A fortress with a water moat in the 13th century, a Renaissance residence from the 16th century and an opulent Baroque chateau from the 18th century – this is the history of the Budišov Chateau. 
In 1974, the chateau passed under the Moravian Museum a depository of the Department of Natural Sciences, open to public was placed here. In the museum, visitors can see unique collection of natural history. 
A park with four ponds is also here. It was developed in the 1720s, partially in French style. Originally, there was a large collection of sculptures, but only statue sphinxes and Atlas have survived.
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Budišov Chateau

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The originally a Renaissance chateau, was expanded in the Baroque era, and then adapted in the neo- Gothic style. Of the various architectural styles, the Gothic Renaissance entry gate have survived. The chateau interiors are decorated with stucco and paintings and appointed with period furnishings. Today, the chateau houses the museum. 
The chateau has housed the museum since 1948. In addition to historical and natural collections, visitors can see a collection pertaining to the military operations of the Austro-Hungarian army in 1909, and also a batiste handkerchief of František Harrach, the adjutant of the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, with the archduke’s blood. The exhibition specialising on roads gives an introduction to road and bridge construction, through photographs and design documentation.
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Velké Meziříčí Chateau

For the first time ever, the entire building was reconstructed thus creating space for four thematically independent exhibitions, which focus in different ways on topics linked with the town of Třebíč and the wider region. These include the mineralogical exhibition entitled The World of Inanimate Nature, the monastery exhibition The World of Portals and Gates, the castle tour The Waldstein Family at Třebíč and finally, the museum exhibition entitled People. Places. Destinies.
In addition to tours that offer a deeper understanding of the region and the museum’s collections, you can also visit short-term exhibitions in the former castle stables as well as concerts and lectures in the Stone Hall.
Educational programmes are prepared for schools on a regular basis involving modern technologies both in the exhibitions as well as in a multi-function hall and study.
The reconstruction also made the premises fully accessible to the disabled visitors. 
Visitors can sit back and relax at the Museum Cafe and rest areas in the paradise garden and in the outer courtyard of the castle.
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Třebíč Chateau

The chateau is the most important monument. It is the dominant feature of the town. A cylindrical stone tower is preserved from the original Gothic castle. Between 1565 and 1578, under the rule of Jan Starší of Žerotín, the castle was rebuilt into a Renaissance chateau according to a design by the architect Gialdi. The emblem of the Žerotín family hangs above the entrance gate. The next owners, the Haugwitz family, reconstructed the chateau in baroque style. The chapel in the walls is decorated by paintings and sculptures from an abolished Capuchin monastery; the vault of the chateau library has rich stucco and fresco decorations. The library contains 16,000 volumes including the Kralice Bible. After 1945 the chateau served as a summerhouse for President Edvard Beneš, today there is a valuable collection of tapestries there. Music concerts are regularly held in the chateau library and in the courtyard. The chateau game park is well known for breeding fallow deer. 
There is a large collection of tapestry from the 16th to 19th centuries in the chateau halls. Two visiting tours familiarise the visitors with period interior furniture, including the library, the chapel, and the study of the President Beneš. A park surrounds the chateau.
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Náměšť nad Oslavou Chateau

This chateau was probably built in the 1280s on an elevated area over Kojetice. It acquired its present-day Renaissance-Baroque appearance through successive renovations in the 16th, 17th and especially the 18th century. It had several owners; its last private owner was Chorynští of Ledské.
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Sádek Chateau

Three-wing, two-storey chateau with a chapel, arcade loggia in the courtyard. Originally a fortress (1347) belonging to the Vladyks of Kralice. Count Gabriel Gudenus planted a collection of exotic woody species in the chateau park.
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Moravec Chateau

Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou Chateau ranks among the most robust architectural buildings dating from the first half of the 18th century in not only this country, but also throughout Europe. It gained its Baroque form between 1700 and 1737, when it was ruled by the Questenberg noble family. The plans for its new form were designed by the renowned Austrian architect Jakub Prandtauer. The chateau offers visitors two tours of its interior – the A route includes apartments furnished in the style of a Baroque noble family residence, including a music parlour, whereas the B route takes visitors through guestrooms and the kitchen. When taking the third route of the tour, you can visit the Baroque-styled interior of St Margaret’s temple. Permanent exhibitions are supplemented every year with interesting and engaging seasonal displays. Behind the chateau is a French-style garden which continues on the other side of the Rokytná River as a large English-style garden.
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Jaroměřice Chateau

Originally a Late Gothic castle of the Waldstein's built in the 15th century. During the time of Hynek Brtnicky of Waldstein it was reconstructed into a Renaissance chateau (in the 1580s). After the White Mountain battle it belonged to the Collalts, who collected an extensive family painting gallery here (to 1945). Baroque renovation took place in the 17th century. The entry tower was rebuilt in pseudo-Gothic style in the 19th century.
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