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through the Renaissance halls; Route B takes 45 minutes, exploring the castle's apart-
ment rooms.
The chateau was rebuilt from the original Gothic structure by Antonio Vlach
(between 1553 and 1556) and Baldassare Maggi (from 1566 to 1568). The surviving
structure remains in remarkably fine fettle, with immaculately tended lawns and beau-
tifully kept interiors. In the ornate Chapel of St George (kaple sv Jiří), opposite the
ticket office, are the remains of the castle's founder Zachariáš z Hradce.
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NÁMĚSTÍ ZACHARIÁŠE Z HRADCE
(Main Square; náměstí Zachariáše z Hradce)
Telč's stunning town square is a tourist attrac-
tion in its own right. Most houses here were built in Renaissance style in the 16th cen-
tury after a fire levelled the town in 1530. Some facades were given baroque facelifts
in the 17th and 18th centuries, but the overall effect is harmoniously Renaissance.
Some famous houses on the square include
No 15
, which shows the characteristic
Renaissance sgraffito. The house at
No 48
was given a baroque facade in the 18th
century.
No 61
has a lively Renaissance facade rich in sgraffito. The
Marian
column
in the middle of the square dates from 1717, and is a relatively late baroque
addition.
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CHURCHE
CHES
HISTORIC CHURCHES
Dominating the town centre are the Gothic towers of the
Church of St James the
15Kč; 10-11.30am & 1-6pm Tue-Sun Jun-Aug, 1-5pm Sat & Sun May & Sep)
. Also watching
GOOGLE MAP
(kostel Jména Ježíšova; áměstí Zachariáše z Hradce 3;
daily 8am-6pm)
,
completed in 1667 as part of a Jesuit college.
North of the square is a narrow lane leading to the old town's
Small Gate
park surrounding the
duck ponds
(once the town's defensive moat). South along
the Great Gate you can walk along parts of Telč's remaining bastions.
