Maison Vratislav

La maison Vratislav, rue Jilská à Prague 1 dans la vieille ville, est une maison de type palais. Avec sa façade baroque caractéristique, elle est classée monument historique depuis 1964.

1. Histoire et description

L'histoire de la construction du bâtiment n'est pas connue avec précision, mais il s'agissait à l'origine de deux maisons bourgeoises gothiques, qui furent ensuite réunies et transformées en palais. La maison eut de nombreux propriétaires, notamment les Mladot, les Kolovrat-Libštejnštís ou l'inspecteur des domaines de Černín Jan Kryštof Seifrid. La façade richement décorée date des années 1752–1765, lorsque la maison appartenait à Filipina Josefa Vratislavová (1723–1800), épouse de Vincenc Ignác Vratislav de Mitrovic. Après 1764, la maison appartint aux Morzin. De 1813 à 1816, le compositeur allemand Carl Maria von Weber, alors directeur artistique du Théâtre des États, y vécut. Le propriétaire était le marchand Josef Neumann à partir de 1850. Les rénovations classiques du XIXe siècle n'ont pas beaucoup affecté l'apparence du bâtiment. Après la guerre, l'Institut de recherche en pharmacologie de l'Académie des sciences de Tchécoslovaquie y opéra.

1. Références

Monuments culturels immobiliers de la capitale Prague. Liste opérationnelle des biens culturels immobiliers de l'État., Centre de conservation du patrimoine national et de protection de la nature de Prague, 1976 Emanuel Poche, À Prague pas à pas, Panorama, 1985 Pavel Vlček, Les monuments artistiques de Prague. La vieille ville et Josefov, Academia, 1996 (ISBN 80-200-0563-3)

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