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The building on Masarykovo náměstí is one of the most important Neo-Renaissance buildings in Moravia. It was built in 1875–1877 on the site of the town moat to a design by the architect Gustav Meretta, with Jan Aulegk as builder. Until 1919 it housed a German secondary school (Realschule), then a Czech teacher training institute and later a primary school. Since 1994 the building has been the seat of the Judicial Academy, which trains judges, public prosecutors and other justice staff.

The artistic decoration is the work of the Kroměříž builder Antonín Tomáš Beck. The niches hold decorative vases and allegorical figures of Science, Architecture, Sculpture and Painting. Four statues on the façade depict the educator John Amos Comenius, the Kroměříž-born geologist Ferdinand Stolička, the Austrian astronomer Johann von Littrow and Josef Ressel, inventor of the ship's propeller. Medallions bear relief portraits of the sculptors Canova and Michelangelo. Remains of the town walls have survived in the courtyard.

The building is part of the Kroměříž urban heritage reserve.

Interesting places nearby

Masarykovo náměstí

Masarykovo náměstí, 767 01 Kroměříž

A square in the historic centre of Kroměříž with the Church of St John the Baptist, the Judicial Academy building and a statue of T. G. Masaryk.

Church of St John the Baptist

Masarykovo náměstí, 767 01 Kroměříž

Baroque Piarist church from 1737–1768 with an oval domed nave and two towers, often called the high point of Baroque architecture in Moravia.

Kroměříž Grammar School

Masarykovo náměstí 496, 767 01 Kroměříž

Historic grammar school building on Masarykovo náměstí, built in 1889–1890 on the site of a former military hospital. The Czech grammar school in Kroměříž was founded in 1882.

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