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Chapel of the Holy Spirit
The castle chapel was already part of the “Old Palace” of the Lords of Hradec in the 13th
century, and was thus one of the oldest known castle palace chapels of Czech aristocracy. At first, it only took up a mere room on the first floor of the palace but in the course of centuries it underwent a number of reconstructions, which finally resulted in a room whose height exceeds three floors of the palace. Each of the adaptations left a visible mark on its appearance. Its high ceiling is held by 14th century cross vaults, which are freely connected with the late Gothic adaptation of the presbytery. According to the oldest preserved records, the chapel was originally consecrated to the Apostles St. Simon and St. Jude, and from the 2nd half of the 17th century, according to documents, to the Holy Spirit.
The last rebuilding, between 1709 and 1735 gave the castle chapel a Baroque appearance. It was led, upon the assignment of Heřman Jakub Černín, by the well-known Baroque architect from Prague, František Maxmilián Kaněk. After the last reconstruction of the entire building in 1993, the chapel was re-consecrated and is occasionally used for religions services or religious weddings.
