Markrabě Jan Jindřich Lucemburský (Margrave John Henry of Luxembourg)

Description

The founder of the Governor's Palace in Brno was Margrave John Henry of Luxembourg, who was a capable administrator and thanks to him Moravia rose significantly economically and politically in the mid-14th century. This building complex acquired its current form in the 1660s. The statue of the margrave represents a fictional likeness of the ruler, the figure wears a margrave's beret on its head, noble clothing with a fur pelerine collar, and holds the emblem of Moravia in its hand. The complexity of the entrance portal with the statue was a challenge, how to det