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Thun Palace () is a
palace A palace is a grand residence, especially a royal residence, or the home of a head of state or some other high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome which ...
in
Malá Strana Malá Strana (Czech for "Little Side (of the River)", ) or more formally Menší Město pražské () is a district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic, and one of its most historic neighbourhoods. In the Middle Ages, it was a dominant center o ...
,
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
, that houses the
Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic The Chamber of Deputies, officially the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic ( cs, Poslanecká sněmovna Parlamentu České republiky), is the lower house of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The chamber has 200 seats ...
. It has been listed as a
National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic The cultural monuments of the Czech Republic (Czech language, Czech: ''kulturní památka'') are heritage site, protected properties (both real property, real and movable property, movable properties) designated by the Ministry of Culture (Czech Rep ...
since 1992.


History

Thun Palace has been listed as a
Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic The cultural monuments of the Czech Republic (Czech: ''kulturní památka'') are protected properties (both real and movable properties) designated by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic. Cultural monuments that constitute the most impor ...
since May 3, 1958, and a
National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic The cultural monuments of the Czech Republic (Czech language, Czech: ''kulturní památka'') are heritage site, protected properties (both real property, real and movable property, movable properties) designated by the Ministry of Culture (Czech Rep ...
since October 15, 1992.


See also

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Wallenstein Palace Wallenstein Palace ( cs, Valdštejnský palác) is a Baroque palace in Malá Strana, Prague, that served as a residence for Imperial Generalissimo Albrecht von Wallenstein and now houses the Senate of the Czech Republic. History The original ...
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Thun und Hohenstein The House of Thun und Hohenstein, also known as Thun-Hohenstein, belonged to the historical Austrian and Bohemian nobility. There is one princely and several comital branches of the family. The princely branch of the family lived at Děčín (Te ...


References

Palaces in Prague Neoclassical palaces Government buildings completed in 1726 Houses completed in 1726 National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic Thun und Hohenstein {{Palace-stub