<html>Started a major renovation of the Rychnov castle for tens of millions.</html>
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"Throughout the season, which began on May 1, we will be battling increased dustiness in the halls, and visitors will not be able to move freely in the first and second courtyards, which are being used as construction site facilities and are closed due to roof repairs," Dokoupilová stated.
This year, builders are expected to repair the front facades, including the roof, and make significant progress on the northern terrace. "The first phase of the castle's revitalization includes the restoration of wall paintings in the sala terrena, the second involves repairs of the outer shell, the castle roof, and garden restoration, the third concerns repairs of the Church of the Holy Trinity with the connecting corridor, and the fourth will involve the furnishings for the garden," the curator stated.
Thus, the castle will have repaired roofs, a new front facade, and a space for hosting cultural events will be created on the northern terrace. The space of the sala terrena, which has been closed, will be expanded. The entrance area will also undergo restoration. "We will modify the pathways and vegetation in front of the castle according to an old plan found in the archive," stated Dokoupilová. The repository of paintings and furniture will also be accessible, as well as a newly created connecting corridor between the castle and the church.
The reconstruction of the castle is the most extensive in recent years. After the restitution of property in 1992, the current owner's father, Kryštof Kolowrat Krakowský, began the restoration of the facades on the second and third courtyards. "The facade in the first courtyard and the front elevation is still from before 1989. The roofs have not been fundamentally repaired since the early part of the last century. The connecting corridor and the church will undergo a major renovation since 1843," Dokoupilová noted. The project is co-financed by the EU from the European Regional Development Fund through the Integrated Regional Operational Program (IROP).
Rychnov Castle is the town’s landmark, hosting the Orlické Mountains Museum and Gallery, and most of the castle is accessible to the public. Jan Kolowrat-Krakowský was forced to leave what was then Czechoslovakia with his parents and sister in 1968 when he was ten years old. His father Kryštof restituted the family property in 1992, which, in addition to the castle, includes forestry and fishery management. Since 1999, his son Jan Egon has continued to manage the family estate.
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