Ostrava - Vítkovice Rothschild's Empire Castle

The oldest preserved building in Vítkovice is originally an empire castle, called Rothschild's, which is a contrast between various industrial halls and ironworks with chimneys. The castle, which served the ironworks owners and directors, was built in 1847-1848 by Salomon Mayer Rothschild, a Viennese banker, mining and ironworks entrepreneur, a native of Frankfurt am Main. Authored by…