Kinský Palace
Kinský Palace, known locally as Palác Kinských, stands at the heart of Prague's historic center as a former aristocratic residence that now houses an art collection. Built between 1755 and 1765 for the Golz family, the Rococo-style exterior is finished in pink and white with stucco ornament and statues by Ignaz Franz Platzer, illustrating the era’s refined taste. In 1768 the Kinský family acquired the palace, giving it the name that endures today and linking it to one of Bohemia’s noble lineages. The building’s significance is not only architectural. Franz Kafka’s father, Hermann Kafka, once ran a haberdashery from the palace’s ground floor, and Kafka himself attended secondary school there from 1893 to 1901, weaving the site into Prague’s literary fabric. Bertha von Suttner, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, was born in the Kinský family circle in 1843, underscoring the palace’s long ties to notable figures. …
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