Queen Anne's Summer Palace: cosa c’è intorno, come arrivare e quando andare · 2026

Rudolf II adapted the upper level into an astronomical observatory and used the halls to lodge visiting dignitaries. Swedish troops later seized the palace for military quarters, followed by an artillery laboratory that occupied the grounds until Count Chotek evicted the garrison. Architects Bernhard Grueber and Pietro Nobile restored the interior with a Classicist staircase and a dedicated picture gallery.

Architect Pavel Janák directed subsequent restoration work to establish modern gallery spaces inside the halls. The site holds status as a National Cultural Monument and hosts alternating exhibitions of fine and applied arts. Long-term residents use the surrounding promenades for quiet transit, though admission checkpoints and seasonal park gate closures prevent late night passage between castle hill and the tram line.