Španělský sál
Pražský hrad
Praha 1
110 00
The majestic Spanish Hall, 43 m long, 21 m wide and 12 m tall, is situated in the North wing of the New Palace on the Second Castle Courtyard. It was commissioned by the emperor Rudolph II and built in 1602-06 based on a plan by G. M. Filippi as a space for emperor´s vast collection of statues. The hall had originally columns in the middle which supoorted the painted ceiling, its current look is the result of a number of extensive reconstructions. At present time the Spanish Hall is used for major state events, concerts and social gatherings.
Rudolph´s Gallery, 47 m long and 10 m wide, neighbouring with the Spanish Hall, was built by O. Aostalis according to plans of G. Gargioli at the end of the 16th century to store large collections of paintings, artefacts and various rare objects in the possession of Rudolph II The gallery walls used to be smooth so that they could hold as many paintings as possible, but in the second half of the 19th century they were adorned with rich stucco decorations.
