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The Festive Hall was the main entrance hall of the chateau accessible through two glass doors from the outer two-branched staircase. The large painting on the central pillar represents Wolf von Dalberg being knighted on the Angels Bridge in Rome. It was the Dalbergs' prerogative to come first during the knighting ceremony on the occasion of the Emperor's coronation. The official character of the large dining room is underlined by the typically Baroque portraits of the Schönborns, a family related to the owners of the house. The Schönborns held top positions in the Church in Germany. There is an interesting collection of china in the octagonal glass-case.
The room of collections was originally the preparatory room of the adjoining Dining Hall and therefore has only a simple floor made of wooden boards and a door leading to the old chateau-kitchen. It was altered to its present appearance by the Dalbergs at the beginning of the 20th century after the death of Friedrich Dalberg who was a well-known ornithologist in his lifetime. A part of his collections is exhibited here. The Staircase Hall is unique in the Central Europe due to the magnificent lay-out of its Empire Style interior. It came into existence during reconstructions carried out under the supervision of architect Schleps in the 30s of the 19th century. The present-day furnishings of the interiors of the first floor of the chateau are typical of residences of the nobility at the beginning of the 19th century. The furniture on this floor is adorned with Empire style decorations typical of the Napoleonic period.
Pseudo-Egyptian motifs - (heads of lionesses on arm-rests of easy-chairs) and arrows symbolizing Napoleon's military endeavours to subjugate Europe are interesting, too. Only the library isn't designed in this architectonic style (Empire style). In 1909 it was transformed into a library in late Art Nouveau style by architect Hans Prutscher. The bookcases were made by cabinet-maker Leixner from Dačice. Rational use of space on the galleries made it possible to concentrate a substantial part of the chateau book-funds, representing over 17,000 volumes, here into the library.
