Libochovice Castle

[1] In 1787 Jan Evangelista Purkyně, a major Czech scientist and a scholar, was born in Libochovice.

[2] During the Gothic period, there was a fortress at the place of recent castle, and at the year 1550 was listed as deserted.

The town underwent three fires altogether, during which also Libochovice Castle was severely damaged.

On the east side of the building, there is a balcony with columns and stairs leading to the garden that was built up in the middle of the 19th century.

In the courtyard there are embosses with the theme of the sea creatures made by Italian artists Jacob Tencalla and Giuseppe Mattoni.