Zákupy Chateau
castle, chateau
274m
Česká Lípa, Liberecký kraj

The large chateau was used in the second half of the 19th century as a summer residence of Ferdinand I, former Austrian Emperor

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Previous names
Zákupy Chateau, Zámek Zákupy
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Description

The large chateau was used in the second half of the 19th century as a summer residence of Ferdinand I, former Austrian Emperor. During the tour, you can visit the emperor\'s bedroom, the dining room and the chapel where the wedding ceremony of Franz Ferdinand d\'Este and Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, took place in 1900.

The castle was built at the locality of a previous small Gothic fort by Zdislav Berka in the mid 16th century. It changed hands several times, and in the 1670s it was renovated in the Baroque style. The ground floor offers an interesting chapel dedicated to St. Francis of Assisi. On the 2nd floor you can visit renovated Baroque rooms designed for retired Austrian Emperor Ferdinand. The entire interiors are furnished with luxurious items and the rooms are decorated with ceiling paintings by Josef Navrátil. There is a rarity, a well-preserved personal lift installed in 1870.

The moat is home to bears. There are adjacent French gardens with geometrically shaped bushes and a natural landscaped park.

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