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The Wallenstein Garden, part of Wallenstein Palace complex, is Italian style baroque garden of Albrecht of Wallenstein. It contains copies of sculptures of Adrian de Vries, carved in the 1920s after originals which were taken away by the Swedes in 1648 and can now be seen in the Royal Garden of the Drottningholm Castle. Part of garden is the Secret or Secluded Garden with the dripstone wall. There is Salla Terrena in the Wallenstein Garden with frescoes by Baccio del Bianco, and it is used for theatrical performances and concerts. Leave a Comment
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Wallenstein garden is a good place to relax, enjoy the ambience, and to get to know the locals. Beautiful and well designed andscaping, sculptured hedges, many expertly crafted lifelike bronze statues and fountains, ponds with colorful fish, and great architecture abounds. There are even peacocks strutting their stuff for you. For a few korunas or some tasty bird seed they will pose for a nice colorful photograph.
This photo was shot on Easter Sunday, 2003. The spots in the photo are not spots on my camera lens, but are droplets of water spraying from the masterfully crafted central fountain. If Wallenstein Palace and gardens look familiar to you, it may have something to do with the numerous times that they have been used in movie settings throughout the years.
The Wallenstein complex is almost too easy to get to. Go up the escalator at Malostranska Metro station ( the station closest to Prague Castle ), exit to the left, and walk through the garden entrance. Could not be easier to find and to get to. Why not pay a visit while you are in the neighborhood. Leave the tour guides free to help other tourists. Leave a Comment
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Very interesting part of the Wallenstein Garden is the one called The Secret or Secluded Garden. It is dominated by artificial dripstone rock, on which frogs, snakes, lions, monsters and grotesquely formed faces could be recognized.
This secretive and mysterious area is strong contrast to other, wide open and green parts of the Wallenstein Garden. Leave a Comment
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This photo was made on Easter Sunday, 2003.
The weather was ideal on Easter Sunday, making it a perfect day for admiring all of the many masterfully scultured bronze statues in Wallenstein gardens, including this one of old Scratch ( Satan ) himself being beat senseless by a nude saint. The bronze figures are anotomically correct in every detail.
Wallenstein gardens and palace is so close to the Malostranska Metro ( subway / underground ) station that they appear to be connected. After departing the train, go up the escalator, exit the terminal to the left, turn right immediately, and you are standing at the entance of Wallenstein Gardens. Admission is free of charge. It is a perfect place for relaxing and meeting locals. Introduce yourself to them. They really are a friendly lot. The gardens and palace can be enjoyed on your way to or from Prague Castle with almost no added effort. Stop and enjoy them for whatever length of time you have available. Leave a Comment
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The Wallenstein Gardens are located at the botton of the hill from Prague Castle. They were created in 1535 for Ferdinand I. The are open May through October 10 am - 6 pm daily. The gardens are free and open to the public. A little know fact about the gardens that I did not know before my visit has to do with tulips. Tulips were first brought to Europe and grown here in the Royal Gardens before they were ever know in Amsterdam. Leave a Comment
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The guys wearing hats really enjoyed the gardens. They are beautiful and a welcome retreat from the busy streets of Prague. Here we see Jim in the Royal Gardens. Behind him in the distance is the famour Renaissance wall or sgraffito. The wall was created by cutting a design through the wet top layer of plaster to a contrasting undercoat. Leave a Comment
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There are many statues and fountains within the Wallenstein Gardens. Some of the sculptures are very violent in nature. Here is one of the major fountains within the gardens. It has a violent yet beautifully artist appearance. Leave a Comment
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Valdstein Palace is situated in Mala Strana area. The most useful way is to go out Malostranska metro station and to go by feet along Valstejnska Street. In 3 minutes you'll get the palace. The palace was built in 1623-1629 by Italian architects in Renaissance style. Leave a Comment Directions: Mala Strana, (Lesser Town) Next to the Malostranska metro station
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This beautiful Baroque Complex was built in 1624. This palace is second largest one in the city after the Prague Castle. Today it is the Senate of the Czech Republic. The entrance was free. Further more, you can go inside and even take the pictures...so let's go (see the next tip ) Leave a Comment
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Interior of the Palace is in Italian style. The furniture was brought from Italy and Holland. The most impressive were the walls richly decorated with frescoes and paintings as well asthe ceilings frescoes and arches. Leave a Comment
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