Villa Lanna is a

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landmark building located in a residential quarter of

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. It is a property of the

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and is used for representative purposes such as scientific symposia, jubilee festivals and also as a hotel.

Situation

The villa is situated in a large garden in the

district of west part of Prague. Its grounds are along the former main road used to reach Stromovka Park.

History

Villa Lanna was projected in 1868 and built until 1872 by Czech industrial entrepreneur and world-famous art collector Adalbert (Vojtěch) Lanna Junior (1836-1909) to be a summer residence for his family. It was designed probably by

Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann Vojtěch Ignác Ullmann (23 April 1822 in Prague – 17 September 1897 in Příbram) was a Czech architect working in Revivalism architecture, particularly Renaissance Revival architecture. Life Ullmann studied architecture at the Academy of Fin ...

in an early

style inspired by Italian

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models of ''villa suburbana'', designed at the same period by

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in Dresden. It belonges to the best examples of such villas in the Middle Europe. Villa is decorated with frescoes painted by Viktor Barvitius and based on drawings of

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. Viktor Barvitius is also the author of most of fresco decorations of the interior. In decoration took part also the Viennese painter

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. Four main salons were named after themes of Greek and Roman mythology, depicted on frescoes. They are: Salon of Apollon, Venus, Bacchus and Traunsee salon.

Actual building arrangement

The ground floor is composed of a foyer with a reception desk and two social halls with rich murals. The smaller social hall, originally the billiard room, with the seating capacity of 18 is optimal for holding ceremonial lunches or dinners. The larger hall, with the option of an outdoor terrace, is suitable for holding seminars, conferences, banquets, weddings and family celebrations. The first floor consists of a lounge with a terrace offering a view of the garden. A recently reconstructed tower with upper terrace gives a view not only of the surroundings of Villa Lanna, but also of the

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or the Troya castle with its contiguous vineyards.

Accommodation

Guests can choose from various options of accommodation. There are 7 rooms on the 1st floor of Villa Lanna; bathrooms are shared by two rooms. In the year of 2000, the accommodation capacity was extended by 17 rooms with the addition of two separate buildings on the grounds. These rooms have private bathrooms. A barrier-free room is also available. All rooms are equipped with a satellite TV, a refrigerator, a telephone and a wi-fi or cable connection.

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