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Hluboká Castle is a historic château located in Hluboká nad Vltavou, renowned as one of the most exquisite castles in the Czech Republic. A Gothic castle was constructed on this site in the latter half of the thirteenth century. Throughout its history, the castle underwent multiple renovations. The first significant expansion occurred during the Renaissance, followed by a transformation into a Baroque castle commissioned by Adam Franz von Schwarzenberg in the early eighteenth century. Its current architectural style was established in the nineteenth century when Johann Adolf II of Schwarzenberg directed the reconstruction to reflect the romantic aesthetics of Windsor Castle in England. The Schwarzenberg family acquired the castle in 1661 when Johann Adolf, Prince of Schwarzenberg, purchased it from the heirs of Baltasar Marradas. They resided in Schloss Frauenberg until the end of 1939. Unfortunately, the Schwarzenbergs lost all their Czech properties due to the special communist legislative Act known as Lex Schwarzenberg in 1947. Hluboká Castle is recognized as a stolen National Cultural Monument of the Czech Republic. The original structure, built during the reign of Ottokar II in the latter part of the thirteenth century, was renovated at the end of the sixteenth century by the Lords of Hradec. It attained its current form under Count Jan Adam of Schwarzenberg as Schloss Frauenberg. The castle is accessible to the public and features a winter garden and a riding hall, which have hosted exhibitions from the Southern Bohemian gallery since 1956. Hluboká is among the most renowned and frequently visited castles in the nation, ranking as the 3rd most visited castle in 2019 with 293,000 visitors. The castle has appeared in the 2009 film Shanghai Knights and served as a location for the Eastern Coven in the 2016 film Underworld: Blood Wars. #Castles #History #Architecture

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