[1] In the late 15th century, Rudolf II acquired the lands surrounding the historical fortress at Lány, constructing the present building for use as a hunting lodge on the site of the former structure.

[1] Lány Castle later passed to the ownership of the Waldstein family and, subsequently, to the Swabian princely House of Fürstenberg.

Landscaping of the building's grounds was overseen by Jože Plečnik who designed the castle's fountain, which features five Doric columns embedded with lion heads representing Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia, Slovakia, and Carpathian Ruthenia.

[1] On 20 December 1935, a week after Masaryk's retirement, the National Assembly unanimously enacted legislation granting him use of the castle for life.

[11] In 2019, it was the site of the summit of the Visegrád Group and, in 2021, Petr Fiala was officially installed as Prime Minister of the Czech Republic at Lány Castle where President Milos Zeman was at the time convalescing from illness.