Lednice-Valtice area - John's Castle

It is a pseudo-Gothic imitation of the ruins of a medieval castle, which was built here in 1801-08 by Prince John I of Liechtenstein. It got its name after him. At the corners there are four towers with walkways on the first floor, which are connected on three sides by artificially decayed perimeter masonry, on the fourth side is the castle building. As with the construction of the nearby Minaret, the foundation under the castle had to be...