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A new mansion was built for Krajíř of Krajka at the end of
the 16th century by builder Francesco Carrofo. The four-winged palace with a square
courtyard in Late Italian Renaissance style was an example for other Renaissance buildings
which arose in South Moravia. The mansion was burned out several times however, and its
present appearance dates from the Empire alterations of the main facade by the Viennese
architect Riedl in 1816. Then in the 1860s Friedrich Flor completed the exterior by
restoring the side facing the gardens. In 1831-1832 the Viennese architect, J. Schleps,
adapted the interior to suit the Empire facade, thus giving the mansion a uniform style.
Adding to its charm is the large English park, laid out in 1818 by the master gardener,
John Fliedr. The last of the Ostein family, Jan Bedřich Karel, was childless and so he adopted his wife's nephew, Bedřich Ostein-Dalberg, by which this old Rhineland family got to Bohemia. Karel Theodor Dalberg, Elector of Mainz, writer and diplomat, was a friend of Napoleon, and the close friendship with this incalculable man had an influence on the interior arrangement, decoration and choice of furniture which can be seen today. The last alteration was the building of a library in Art Nouveau style where over 14 000 volumes are skilfully arranged in a relatively small space. In Horní Square, not far from the mansion, the ground opened and out of a grave there stepped the phantom of a dark man, it is said an Italian, who joined with the devil because of the building of the church tower. The man quickly threw off his black cloak and in brown clothes walked round the square. The story tells of a brave watchman, Papež, who once hid the cloak in the tower and then quickly rang the bell for the midnight hour. In that moment the phantom fell to dust. |
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