Státní zámek Sychrov

Over het museum

The site of today's chateau had a fortress in the 15th century, later a manor house, and after 1690 a smaller Baroque chateau of the knightly Lamott z Frintropp family. From 1740 the estate belonged to the Valdštejn family, who did not live there, and the building served mainly farming purposes. A fundamental change came in 1820, when Prince Karel Alain Gabriel Rohan bought Sychrov. The French noble family, which had settled in the Habsburg monarchy after the revolution, kept its main seat here for more than one hundred and twenty years.

After an Empire-style reconstruction completed in 1834, Prince Kamil Rohan had the chateau rebuilt in the Romantic neo-Gothic style in 1847–1862, to designs by Bernard Grueber. Almost exclusively Czech artists and craftsmen took part in the work. The most important among them was the woodcarver Petr Bušek, whose work defines the atmosphere of the interiors. The prince also looked after the English park, which became the model for several other Czech arboreta.

At the turn of the 1920s and 1930s the chateau underwent a Functionalist modernisation, in which part of the original neo-Gothic decoration disappeared. After 1945 it was confiscated and became state property. From 1 May 1950 it was opened to the public on a small scale, and the tour route expanded over the following decades. From the beginning of the 1990s, extensive restoration of the exteriors, interiors and park has been under way, with the aim of bringing the chateau closer to its appearance in the second half of the 19th century.

Hoogtepunten

• neo-Gothic interiors with woodcarvings by Petr Bušek
• basic tour “Zámek knížete Kamila” (Prince Kamil's Chateau)
• collection of jewellery sculptures by František Khynl in the tour “Zlatý poklad” (Golden Treasure)
• English park covering 26 hectares, with an orangery and Arthur's Castle (Arturův hrad)
• children's fairy-tale tours and a Christmas walk through the chateau

Vaste collectie

• Zámek knížete Kamila (základní okruh) – Tour of the first floor with the originally furnished interiors of the Rohan family's summer residence from the second half of the 19th century.
• Zlatý poklad – A collection of rare objects from the Sychrov collections, and jewellery sculptures by František Khynl made of precious metals and stones.
• Apartmány Arthura a Gabriely – The tour leads through the interiors of the second floor of the chateau's east wing.

Opgericht

1950

Beheerder

Národní památkový ústav

Toegangsprijzen & kortingen

The price of CZK 260 applies to the basic tour “Zámek knížete Kamila”. Free admission is also granted to holders of free NPÚ tickets, annual Na památky passes, NPÚ employee cards, Náš člověk cards and ICOMOS cards, and to culture sector employees (on the basic tours). Tours 1 to 5 can be visited with a pass. Payment is possible in cash or by card, and tickets are also available online.

Toegankelijkheid

• Deels rolstoeltoegankelijk
• Lift: geen informatie
• Aangepast toilet
• Gehandicaptenparkeerplaats
• Hulphonden welkom: geen informatie
• Tastmodellen / voelbare objecten
• Rondleidingen in gebarentaal: geen informatie
• Informatie in eenvoudige taal: geen informatie
• Audiodescriptie: geen informatie

The courtyard, the park and the orangery with its café are step-free. The basic tour is on the first floor; an assistant carries wheelchair users up the wide staircase, after which the route is on one level with wide doors. The tour “Zlatý poklad” on the ground floor of the east wing has no restrictions. The ticket office is reached by two steps. The accessible toilet in the courtyard requires help from staff (a ramp), and the chateau has a Euroklíč (Eurokey). For blind visitors the chateau offers a tactile booklet with Braille descriptions; for hard-of-hearing visitors, a printed text of the tour is available in Czech, English, German and Russian. Groups with special needs should register in advance.

Kinderen & gezin

Erg geschikt voor kinderen & gezinnen

• Gezinsrondleidingen & workshops
• Verschoonruimte

The shortened tours Tour with the Princess and Chateau for Children are designed for the youngest visitors. In winter there are fairy-tale and devil tours. Children under 5 enter the basic tour free. A baby-changing table is in the visitor toilets.

Bereikbaarheid & parkeren

The chateau lies near the R35 expressway between Turnov and Liberec. For navigation, simply enter “zámek Sychrov”.

Service & horeca

• Café

Refreshments are available on site. The café in the orangery is not run by the chateau and has its own opening hours. Dogs and other animals may not enter the chateau or the grounds, including the park. Bicycle racks are in the honour courtyard (čestný dvůr).

Evenementen & zaalverhuur

• Ruimtes te huur
• Privéfeesten
• Zakelijke evenementen
• Bruiloften / trouwceremonies

The chateau rents out its exteriors and interiors for wedding ceremonies, conferences, period banquets, private concerts and other events. In the former parsonage in the honour courtyard it also offers accommodation. Details are in the rental catalogue.

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