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The house on Velké náměstí was created in the second half of the 17th century by joining and rebuilding two older Renaissance buildings. Its entrance hall (mázhaus) and courtyard are worth a look. The house served as a residence for minor nobles and captains in the bishop's service.

In 1593 Valentin Lauban, secretary to Bishop Pavlovský, is recorded here, later Jan Syrakovský of Syrakovice, a participant in the Bohemian Estates' uprising of 1618. In 1667 the bishop's captain Maxmilián Říkovský of Dobrčice sold the house to the bishop.

The raised terrace on the side of the house facing Sněmovní náměstí shows the level of the ground around the house until 1832. The house is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reservation.

Based on a text by Jindřich Spáčil on the memorial plaque of the house.

Interesting places nearby

Corner House opposite the Château

Velké náměstí, 767 01 Kroměříž

A corner house opposite the château with Renaissance windows and a Baroque portal. The bishop set up his accounts office here, so it was known as the Renthaus.

Sněmovní náměstí

Sněmovní náměstí, 767 01 Kroměříž

The square in front of the Archbishop's Chateau with the Mill Gate. Its name recalls the Imperial Diet that met at the chateau in 1848–1849.

House where František Palacký Lived

Velké náměstí 42/19, 767 01 Kroměříž

The Lontano House on Velké náměstí, with a Renaissance core and a vaulted hall. During the Imperial Diet of 1848 the historian František Palacký lived here.