Veltrusy Mansion (Czech: ''Zámek Veltrusy'') is a baroque

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in Veltrusy, Bohemia, located in the

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of the

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. The mansion is situated near the banks of the

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River, about 25 km north of

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. The mansion is open to the public for visits. The mansion was initially built in 1716 by architect

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for Count Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín. The original mansion was extended in 1764 by architect

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on the orders of Count Rudolf Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín, who also commissioned the interior decoration. Further extensions and the annexes of the mansion were constructed in 1804.

References

* Veltrus

External links

*
Veltrusy Mansion website
(in Czech)
Zámek Veltrusy website
(in Czech) Houses completed in 1716, Veltrusy Veltrusy Veltrusy Mělník District Buildings and structures in the Central Bohemian Region National Cultural Monuments of the Czech Republic 1716 establishments in the Holy Roman Empire {{CentralBohemia-geo-stub