Okoř is a castle on a low rocky promontory in Okoř, north-west of Prague, about 15 kilometres (9 mi) from the city centre, in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic.
In 1228 a stronghold was built in the small hamlet of Okoř. It was later modified into a Gothic castle, founded in 1359 by Frantisek Rokyčansky, a wealthy burgher of Prague's Old Town. It was later modified by comprehensive Late Gothic remodelling by the Lords of Donin. In 1518, during the reign of Bořitas of Martinice, the castle was turned into a residence in the Renaissance style.
During the Thirty Years' War the castle was heavily damaged and then restored in the Baroque style. It underwent further extension in the second half of the 15th century, and in the 17th century it was owned by Jesuits. Following their departure after the Jesuit order was discontinued in Bohemia, the Okoř castle became deserted in the late 18th century and slowly began to deteriorate.

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On a hill above the village Tuchomerice originally was an old fort, which was followed prior to 1615 rebuilt in a Renaissance palace, with four wings around a rectangular courtyard.
In 1621 the castle passed to Jesuit Order. During the Thirty Years War, building became very run down. In the 50 the 17th century was due to poor condition removed the original church. New (St. Vitus) designed by Italian architect G.D. Orsima de Orsini. He projected the repair and reconstruction of whole ground.
The castle remained its form of 17 century until today. After the Second World War (1953) there was a branch of the hospital in Motol.
Today, the castle (a former monastery and fortress) gradually corrected and serves as a religious house of the Chemin Neuf Community.
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Tuchoměřice Chateau

There is a small Baroque chateau with chapel of Holy Trinity in Koleč, built in the 1710s on the site of an older fort. The chapel, serving as a church for the growing village, was enlarged in 1898-1899. The privately owned chateau has been neglected and heavily dilapidated since the 1990s. Now it belongs among the most endangered listed buildings in the region.

Koleč Chateau

Levý Hradec is an early medieval Bohemian gord situated 10 km northwest of Prague near Roztoky, in the Czech Republic. This fortified settlement served as the original seat of Bořivoj I, the first known Přemyslid ruler. It was built on a promontory on the left bank of the Vltava River approximately in mid-9th century.
The first Christian church was built here shortly after Bořivoj I converted to Christianity. This church was consecrated to St. Clement.
The first historical evidence concerning Levý Hradec comes from Kristián who wrote about the St. Clement church and its first priest Kaich. Kristián also mentions Saint Adalbert of Slavník's dynasty to be elected here into his bishopic office on 19 February 982.
Přemyslid dynasty left Levý Hradec at the beginning of the 10th century but it seems that settlement persevered as dense as in the 9th century. New building were constructed and fortifications regularly repaired.
The site was abandoned at the end of the 11th century as there is no further evidence of fortifications being repaired. Nevertheless, the reason why it happened so is still unknown.
The site was excavated as soon as the 19th century by archaeologists Čeněk Rýzner and Josef Ladislav Píč. The main excavations took place in the 1930s and 1950s when Ivan Borkovský excavated the foundations of the original St. Clement church.

Levý Hradec Castle

A farmyard in the 1850s, in the second half of the 18th century it allegedly housed part of the Austrian General Staff - hence the name Jenerálka.

Jenerálka Chateau

14th century castle, which was reconstructed from a former fortress. In 1467, it was conquered by the imperial troops. In the 16th century, a Renaissnace chateau was built. It lay to waste during the reign of the Lobkovics. However, later on Kryštof Karel Voračický of Paběnic restored it. Construction was not completed. Today, the chateau is gradually being restored.
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Chvatěruby Castle

Renaissance chateau in Roztoky combining elements of various stylse together, starting from the Romanesque foundation and ending with Neo-Gothic modifications. In 1965-1974, statues from the 17th-19th century were transferred to the chateau premises and a work by Hedvik Zaorálka was placed in the chateau gardens.
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Roztoky u Prahy Chateau

Letohrádek Hvězda, translating into English as "Star Villa" or "Star Summer Palace") is a Renaissance villa situated in a game reserve of the same name (Obora Hvězda) in Liboc, Prague 6, 7 kilometres west of Prague city centre.
The surrounding game reserve was founded in 1530 by King Ferdinand I. 25 years later, he commissioned his younger son Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, to build the villa. The foundations were laid on 27 June 1555 by the Archduke alone, and construction of the villa was completed three years later. The villa is in the shape of a six-pointed star, from where it and the game reserve gained their shared name.
In 1962 the villa was listed as a national cultural monument, which it remains today. An exhibition on the Battle of White Mountain, which took place nearby, is now on display inside the villa which is open to the public.

Letohrádek Hvězda Chateau

Veleslavín chateau, a single-floored baroque chateau located at the address Veleslavínská 1, is recorded as a cultural monument.[1] The southern part of Veleslavín is part of the housing estate named Petřiny, the remainder of which is in Břevnov, and contains a number of modernist buildings designed by Vlado Milunić.

Veleslavín Chateau

One of the oldest building structures in the city, a historic art monument. The Baroque three-wing chateau on the site of the chateau of the Žďárský family of Žďár. Reconstruction took place during the rule of the Břevnov abbot Benno Lobl in the 1st half of the 18th century, based on the plans of architect Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer. The chapel of St. Lawrence decorated with frescoes has been preserved in its original form on the first floor.
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Kladno Chateau

A breakthrough in the history of the village took place in 1544, it was the year when the fortress was bought by Florian Grispek from Griesbach who was about to have a very promising carreer at the emperor´s court. The Emperor Ferdinand I. gave him plenty of money and Florian decided to invest it in building his estate. He chose the village of Nelahozeves which was, thanks to its location, an ideal strategic location.
The chateau began being built in 1553 on the top of the hill above the river. The style was inspired by the Italian chateaux and it was actually the Italian architects such as Giovani de Statio, Pietro Ferrabosco or Giovanni Spazio who participated in its construction.The original plans for the chateau were grand - to say the least - but as the construction turned out to be far more expensive than expected many concessions were made. Eventually three wings were built by 1558 and though the last wing was also planned as its construction was never realized. In its place a provisional wall was built and it has been there ever since.
In 1623 the chateau was bought by Polyxena from Pernštejn, the wife of Zdenek Vojtech from Lobkowicz. It was Polyxena who innitiated  the foundation of the world-known art collection. The Lobkowicz Family had their main seat in the nearby chateau in Roudnice and the one in Nelahozeves was not used very often hence the chateau decayed a great deal. It was completely reconstructed after 1948 when it wasconfiscated by the Communists. It was not until 1992 that the chateau was returned tohands of the Lobkowicz family who opened it to the public who can come and see a magnificent art collection comprising more than 400 items.
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