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Burger Palace No. Brno 17 on the central square. Despite the fact that a client has a magnificent Renaissance palace designed Brno patrician Schwanz Christopher Burgess, rather than the object Schwanz Palace mistakenly called the House of Lords of Lipa.
Lords of Lipa owned building, which preceded the palace. From the Lords of Lipa just bought a house already mentioned Chris Schwanz, who had to replace an earlier building, whose history extended to 14th century, the construction of a magnificent Renaissance palace on the implementation participated in the Italian architect and sculptor A. Gabri Giogio Gialdi. Other major owners of the palace belonged to the famous Marshal de Radouit Souches, which it bought in 1646 for 6000 florins. and used it until his death in 1683.
In 1882 he edited the neo-Renaissance facade of the palace in the spirit of Franz Komarek, who then owned the house. In 1913 the company bought the house the Central Union čaských margraviate economic communities in Moravia in Brno.
For years, the palace fell into disrepair and was just a shame the whole square. At the beginning of the 21 century with his construction company owner was UNISTAV, very costly palace which was under construction. The reconstruction of archaeological research was preceded by hedging, which brought many interesting findings. The company conducted UNISTAV renewal in the modern spirit, while maintaining all the historical and architectural details so that the subject has not only remained a very valuable architectural monument in Brno, but it was also a new shopping center and relaxation. The palace now houses several companies, you will find an abundance of large and small cafes, restaurants and bars, mnohoobchodů with diverse product range and even a viewing terrace, which in good weather offers superb views over the roofs of the houses in Brno, Freedom Square, Špilberk Petrov and many Brno other landmarks.
Jan P. Štěpánek, 30.4. 2006
External links:
http://www.hrady.cz/?OID=4211
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