Lednice - Valtice area - Valtice - Námestie Svobody

Havné Square in the border wine town of Valtice is Svoboda Square. Its dominant feature is the Baroque Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It was built in the years 1631 - 1671. The construction of this church, which lasted 40 years, was started by the Italian architect Giovani Giacomo Tencalla from Bizone. In 1637, this crude structure was almost finished, but due to the already considerably rotted scaffolding, the vault collapsed...