Měšice Chateau

Originally, a Renaissance fortress was built in Měšice in 1545 by Prokop of Hejlovec. In 1699, Jan Josef Carreto, Count of Millesimo, rebuilt it into a Baroque chateau. The chateau underwent Empire-style modifications in 1817 and further alterations in rustic Classicism in 1840. Since 1997, the owner has been Jan Berwid-Buquoy, who reconstructed the chateau and opened it to the public. Visitors can explore the exhibition 'Living, Life, and Work at the Chateau Today', which features furniture once owned by famous personalities such as Reinhard Heydrich, Clementine Churchill, and Jan Masaryk. Other interesting features include unique functional 18th-century toilets and permanent exhibitions, such as 'Konrad Adenauer – Man, Politician, and European' or 'The Invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Army – August the Twenty-first, 1968'. The chateau also hosts classical music concerts and educational lectures. A legend about the walled-in maid Anna is also associated with the place.