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Imperial Residence of Charles IV (basic tour)

Court life, ceremonial rooms and treasuries, without the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

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  • Duration55 min
  • Starts atImperial Palace
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The imperial rooms explore private life and courtly representation. The featured stops begin at the Imperial Palace, then focus on the Royal Hall of Ancestors.

The full programme also includes court rooms, the bedchamber with St Wenceslas’s Chapel, the Audience Hall, the Banqueting Hall, treasuries with a replica crown and the former prison in the lower Marian Tower. The Chapel of the Holy Cross is not included. Visits are guided; these entries explore selected parts of the tour.

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The residence tour explores where the emperor lived and received guests. First you discover the palace, then the Hall of Ancestors and the dynasty’s family tree.

The guide also shows other rooms, the bedchamber, treasuries and a former prison. A replica crown is displayed on this tour. A separate programme leads to the Chapel of the Holy Cross.

Stops along the way (2)
  1. Illustration of Karlštejn Castle with a tall tower and walls on a wooded hill.1Point of interestImperial PalaceCharles IV’s rooms and a palace enlarged as the castle towers changed function.Quiz
  2. Illustration of Karlštejn Castle with a tall tower and walls on a wooded hill.2Point of interestRoyal Hall of AncestorsThe Luxembourg dynasty and its lost painted genealogy, known through a later record.Quiz
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