Schönborn Palace
The Schönborn Palace in the Malá Strana district of Prague is the current home of the United States Embassy to the Czech Republic. The first United States Minister to Czechoslovakia was Richard Crane, the grandson of a Chicago plumbing millionaire.Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and Prague Castle.
Academy of Performing Arts in Prague
University
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. Academy of Performing Arts in Prague is situated 100 metres northeast of Schönborn Palace.
Prague Castle
Castle
Photo: Ludek, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Prague Castle is a castle complex in Prague, Czech Republic serving as the official residence and workplace of the president of the Czech Republic. Built in the 9th century, the castle has long served as the seat of power for kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman emperors, and presidents of Czechoslovakia. Prague Castle is situated 490 metres north of Schönborn Palace.
Saint Nicholas
Church
Photo: VitVit, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Church of Saint Nicholas is a Baroque church in the Lesser Town of Prague. It was built between 1704 and 1755 on the site where formerly a Gothic church from the 13th century stood, which was also dedicated to Saint Nicholas. Saint Nicholas is situated 170 metres northeast of Schönborn Palace.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castle and Lesser Town and Malá Strana.
Castle and Lesser Town
Photo: Ludvig14, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Malá Strana
Suburb
Both in district Prague 1, Castle district of Prague is the highest part of the city while the Lesser Town of Prague is the lower area on the left bank.
Hradčany
Suburb
Photo: Traveler100, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Hradčany, is the district of the city of Prague, Czech Republic surrounding Prague Castle. The castle is one of the biggest in the world at about 570 metres in length and an average of about 130 metres wide.
Schönborn Palace
- Type: Castle
- Description: palace
- Categories: palace, building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Praha 1, Prague 1, Prague, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude
50.08715° or 50° 5′ 14″ northLongitude
14.40116° or 14° 24′ 4″ eastLevels
3Open location code
9F2P3CP2+VFOpenStreetMap ID
way 30325077OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleWikidata ID
Q1594444
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In Other Languages
From Azerbaijani to Vietnamese—“Schönborn Palace” goes by many names.
- Azerbaijani: “Şönborn sarayı”
- Bulgarian: “Шьонборн”
- Czech: “Colloredovský palác”
- Czech: “Schönbornský palác”
- French: “palais Schönborn de Prague”
- French: “palais Schönborn-Colloredo”
- French: “palais Schönborn”
- French: “Palais Schönborn”
- German: “Palais Schönborn”
- Russian: “Шенборнский Дворец”
- Slovak: “Schönbornský palác”
- Spanish: “palacio de Schönborn”
- Spanish: “Palacio de Schönborn”
- Turkish: “Schönborn Sarayı”
- Vietnamese: “Cung điện Schönborn (Praha)”
- Vietnamese: “Cung điện Schönborn”
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