The royal town of Litoměřice

Historical landmarks

• The Old Town Hall
• All Saints Church
• Art Gallery
• Baroque Mill
• Bastion called "Baba"
• Bishop's Residence
• Bridge Hill
• Buildings on Roosevelt Street
• City Wall Bastion
• City Walls and Bastions
• Courthouse and Prison
• Diocese Gallery and Museum
• Dlouhá Street and Dlouhá Gate
• Episcopal Litom??ice
• Executioner's House
• Fortifications and Parklands
• Fountains
• House "Na Vikárce"
• Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady
• Jesuit Observatory
• Jesuit Staircase
• K. H. Mácha Theatre
• Peace Square
• Plague Column
• The evangelical church
• The Gothic Twin
• The House "U Kalicha"
• The House of "At the Black Eagle"
• The Chapel of St. John the Baptist
• The Church of St. Jacob
• The Church of St. Ludmila
• The Church of St. Vojt?ch
• The Church of St. Wenceslas
• The Royal Castle

Art Gallery

This building stands on the foundations of two or three smaller Gothic houses. In 1569 it was adapted in the Renaissance style, probably by Ambrose Balli, an architect of Italian origin; this suggestion is supported by the date on the sgraffito that covers the east side of the yard. The stucco front face was renovated around 1730 in the high Baroque style. The renovation was probably the work of Octavio Broggio. Today's adaptation dates from 1951-60, based on the project by architect M. Reichert. The house originally served for residential and commercial purposes; many of its owners were important citizens of Litom??ice (e.g., in 1902, JUDr. Alois Funke - imperial counsellor, member of parliament and mayor of Litom??ice). Today it houses the Art Gallery, which was established in 1957 from the initiative of art historian PhDr. Otakar Voto?ek who also became its first director. The gallery was opened to the public on 9 May, 1958. The gallery has an extensive collection that includes many valuable works of art: e.g., Romanesque statues, a series of paintings by the so-called Litom??ice Master from the beginning of the 16th century, a number of significant Baroque masterpieces, art from the 19th and 20th century, and a collection of Naïve Art.