Troja
Troja Palace, or Zámek Troja, is a Baroque treasure built for the Counts of Sternberg between 1679 and 1691. Its design blends French and Italian influences, with the French architect Jean Baptiste Mathey playing a key role, while Domenico Orsi and Silvestro Carlone contributed earlier work and master-building, respectively. The palace stands as a cultural monument owned by the City of Prague, today housing the 19th-century Czech art collections of Galerie hlavního města Prahy (Prague City Gallery). Inside, the main room showcases a remarkable Baroque fresco program—an apotheosis of the Habsburg dynasty by the Antwerp-born brothers Abraham and Izaak Godijn, begun in 1690. The ceiling depicts celestial beings and protective deities, while the walls render a terrestrial world in trompe-l’œil, aligned with Baroque symbolism. …
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