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Golden Hall

You are in the Golden Hall, which takes its name from the gold leaf ceiling. In the caskets above your heads are winged angelheads. In 1907, count Pálffy commissioned Colli to make the ceiling and also requested that the ceiling found in the "Accademia di Belle Arti”- Academy of Fine Arts in Venice, be used as a model. The centre is filled with a medallion with an angel holding the coat of arms of the Pálffy family, which is flanked by a speaking ribbon with the year of the count's birth and death, 1829-1908, and the motto “Omnia cum tempore” – “everything hasits time”.

The paintings in the room date from the 17th and 19th centuries: "The Arrival of the Turkish Sultan in Venice" by Stephan Kessler, above the showcase "Ulysees and Nausicaa" by Jacob Jordaens above the chest of drawers. On the same wall above the door, you can see the likeness of the last owner, count John Pálffy. The paintings on the wall with the windows are the work of Václav Brožík. On the right: "Meeting of King Henry III. of France with the poet Veronika Franco in Venice", on the left: "Wedding procession of Záviš of Falkenstein and the Bohemian queen Kunigunda".

The table, richly decorated with inlaid flowers and musical instruments, as well as gilded brass fittings, dates from the second half of the 19th century. The Golden Hall is currently also used for ceremonial purposes, civil weddings, welcoming children into life, receptions of important personalities and various other social events are held here.