To spot Morzin Palace, just look for a cream-colored baroque building with two giant stone figures holding up the entrance and two colorful flags fluttering above a grand wooden door.
Now, take a moment to imagine yourself in the early 1700s, wandering these cobblestone streets when Prague was still buzzing with tales of noble families and mysterious architects. Today, Morzin Palace stands proud before you, but it was once just a patchwork of old townhouses before Maximilian von Wallenstein sold it off in 1668. The Morzin family, who clearly knew a thing or two about making an entrance, decided to build a palace fit for their name. Enter Václav Morzin-a man with big dreams and an even bigger sense of humor-who hired the legendary architect Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel. Just one year later, the palace was complete, and it looked so grand that even the pigeons strutted with extra swagger.
But the real stars of this show are the two columns at the entrance, sculpted as chained Moors-a playful pun on the name Morzin that has stumped tourists and delighted locals for centuries. Today, this palace has swapped noble festivities for diplomacy, proudly serving as the Embassy of Romania. So, as you stand here, imagining balls and secret deals of the old days, give a little wink to those stone giants-they’ve been holding up this palace (and maybe a few secrets) for over three hundred years!
