Lednice-Valtice area - Temple of the Three Graces

It has the shape of a semicircle, inside is a salon with a mosaic floor. Part of the temple is a covered colonnade supported by twelve Ionic columns. There are twelve niches in the wall, in which are allegorical sculptures of classical art and science. In front of the summer house there is a statue of three naked women on a pedestal - the ancient goddesses Aphrodite, Artemis and Pallas Athena, which were carved from one piece of stone. The name was adopted for them…