Clam-Gallas Palace

The Clam-Gallas Palace (Czech: Clam-Gallasovský palác) is a Baroque palace in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic. The building is situated on the corner of Husova Street and Mariánské Square, in Prague's Old Town.

The palace was first designed by the imperial court architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach, from Vienna. It was built in 1714–18 by the Italian architect Domenico Canevale. During the rest of the 18th century, balls and concerts were held in the palace, and they were attended by noteworthy artists including Mozart and Beethoven.

The palace was originally built for Count Johann Wenzel von Gallas, a Bohemian nobleman and diplomat. Subsequently, the Gallas family died out in 1757. At that point, the palace was inherited by Christian Philipp von Clam, son of Gallas' sister, which is how the Clam-Gallas family was created.

The building is now owned by the City of Prague, which lends it to the Prague City Archives. In addition, since 2010, a multi-genre festival named "Opera Barocca" is regularly held (twice a year) in the palace premises. This festival is focused on historically informed performance of Baroque music, dance, theatre and carnival.

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Clam-Gallas Palace ranks #2,198 of 7,738 worldwide in the atlas's castle fame ranking, and #53 of the 200 mapped in Czech Republic. Founded 1710, it is older than 21% of the atlas's dated landmarks — one of 525 atlas entries founded in the 18th century. Its Wikipedia articles were opened 1,830 times in the last 60 days, more than 64% of the atlas. 19 more atlas landmarks stand within 25 km. The nearest day-trip guide is Prague, 1 km away. It is one of the 156 landmarks on the atlas's regional map of Bohemia. See how Czech Republic compares in the castle statistics.

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