Veltrusy mansion is a baroque chateau

Château

A château is a manor house or residence of the lord of the manor or a country house of nobility or gentry, with or without fortifications, originally—and still most frequently—in French-speaking regions...

 in Veltrusy

Veltrusy

Veltrusy is a small town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated 25 km north of Prague. It has circa 1,600 inhabitants. An interesting mansion surrounded by a large forest park borders the town....

, Bohemia

Bohemia

Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...

 now Mělník District

Melník District

Mělník District is a district within Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic...

 Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....

. The mansion is located near the banks of the Vltava

Vltava

The Vltava is the longest river in the Czech Republic, running north from its source in Šumava through Český Krumlov, České Budějovice, and Prague, merging with the Elbe at Mělník...

 River at about 20 km North of Prague

Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...

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The mansion was initially built in 1716 by architect František Maxmilián Kaňka

František Maxmilián Kanka

František Maxmilián Kaňka was a Czech architect and builder.He is most famous for reconstructions of palaces and castles of Bohemian noblemen and for designs of churches and other religious buildings, principally in Baroque style...

 for Václav Antonín Chotek, count of Chotkov and Vojnín

Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín

Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín was Austrian Stadtholder in Bohemia.-Family background:Václav Antonín Chotek Ritter of Chotkov and Vojnín was born in Bělušice, Bohemia Austrian Empire Václav Antonín Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín (February 26, 1674 – May 2, 1754) was Austrian...

. The original mansion was extended in 1764 by architect Giovanni Battista Alliprandi on orders of count Rudolf Chotek of Chotkov and Vojnín who also commissioned the interior decoration. Further extensions and the annexes of the mansion were constructed in 1804.