(Translated by Google) The beautiful house U Rytířů was built in the Renaissance style in the forties of the 16th century. It is one of the most beautiful houses in Litomyšl and one of the gems of Renaissance urban architecture in Bohemia. After the fire in 1540, it was built and decorated by the stonemason Blažek, who apparently also worked on the decoration of the Pardubice castle or built the cemetery church in Vysoké Mýt. The original appearance of the house was complemented by a tall Renaissance gable, which was replaced by an Empire style attic, which is still preserved today, after a fire in 1814. The stone facade of the house is decorated with relief decorative and figural decoration, the themes of which are drawn from contemporary graphic designs. The house underwent several modifications, a major repair and conservation in the 1960s, and its facade was restored again in 1999-2000. Today, this building houses the Litomyšl Municipal Gallery.
The beautiful House of the Knights was built in Renaissance style in the forties of the 16th century. It is one of the most beautiful houses in Litomyšl and one of the gems of Renaissance urban architecture in Bohemia. After a fire in 1540 he built and decorated the stonemason Blažek, who apparently worked on the decoration of the Pardubice Chateau or built a cemetery church in Vysoké Mýto. The original appearance of the house was complemented by a high renaissance shield, replaced by the preserved Empire attics until the fire in 1814. The stone facade of the house is decorated with decorative and figural decoration reliefs, the ideas of which are drawn from contemporary artworks . The house underwent several modifications, major repairs and conservation in the 1960s and its facade was restored in 1999-2000. Today, the Town Gallery Litomyšl is located in this house.
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Nádherný dům U Rytířů byl postaven v renesančním slohu ve čtyřicátých letech 16.století. Je jedním z nejkrásnějších domů v Litomyšli a jedním ze skvostů renesanční městské architektury v Čechách. Po požáru v roce 1540 si jej postavil a vyzdobil kameník Blažek, který zřejmě pracoval i na výzdobě pardubického zámku nebo stavěl hřbitovní kostel ve Vysokém Mýtě. Původní vzhled domu doplňoval vysoký renesanční štít, nahrazený dodnes zachovanou empírovou atikou až po požáru v roce 1814. Kamenná fasáda domu je zdobena reliéfní dekorativní a figurální výzdobou, jejíž náměty jsou čerpány z dobových grafických předloh. Dům prošel několika úpravami, velkou opravou a konzervací v šedesátých letech 20. století a jeho fasáda byla znovu restaurována v letech 1999-2000. Dnes v tomto domě sídlí Městská galerie Litomyšl.
The beautiful House of the Knights was built in Renaissance style in the forties of the 16th century. It is one of the most beautiful houses in Litomyšl and one of the gems of Renaissance urban architecture in Bohemia. After a fire in 1540 he built and decorated the stonemason Blažek, who apparently worked on the decoration of the Pardubice Chateau or built a cemetery church in Vysoké Mýto. The original appearance of the house was complemented by a high renaissance shield, replaced by the preserved Empire attics until the fire in 1814. The stone facade of the house is decorated with decorative and figural decoration reliefs, the ideas of which are drawn from contemporary artworks. The house underwent several modifications, major repairs and conservation in the 1960s and its facade was restored in 1999-2000. Today, the Town Gallery Litomyšl is located in this house.