The garden was designed by architects Giovanni Pietro Tencalla and Filiberto Lucchese as a 'pleasure garden' located outside the city walls.
The central Rotunda features a rare, original 17th-century hydraulic decorative system involving shells and minerals.
The garden contains a 244-meter gallery called the Colonnade, which is lined with a series of statues representing ancient deities and rulers.
The labyrinth walls are constructed from high, dense hornbeam hedges that require specialized, traditional pruning techniques.
It holds a Foucault pendulum installed in the Rotunda to demonstrate the rotation of the Earth.
The site uses a specific irrigation system designed to mimic the baroque-era water management techniques.
The garden served as a venue for diplomatic meetings and elite social gatherings for the Olomouc bishops.
The Flower Garden in Kroměříž, also known as Libosad, is a 17th-century Baroque garden commissioned by Bishop Karl von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site recognized for its geometric precision, unique architectural pavilions, and historic labyrinthine walls. The central feature is the 244-meter-long Colonnade, adorned with 46 statues and busts depicting figures from Greek and Roman mythology. A distinctive feature is the central Rotunda, which contains a Foucault pendulum and a grotto-like interior decorated with shells and dripstones. The garden blends traditional parterres with complex maze-like hedges and ornamental flowerbeds. The site remains one of the few preserved examples of early Baroque garden architecture in Central Europe. It maintains a strictly symmetrical layout that adheres to the intellectual principles of 17th-century landscape design. Water features, including historic fountains and canals, are integrated throughout the formal parterres. The garden is managed by the National Heritage Institute and maintains original geometric patterns throughout its expansion.
From the center of the Colonnade looking down across the primary parterres toward the Rotunda.
Walk the entire length of the top of the Colonnade for an elevated view of the symmetrical garden layouts.
Bring a hat and sunscreen as the central area of the garden is mostly exposed to direct sunlight with minimal natural shade.
Visit the Rotunda specifically to see the intricate shell-work interior.
Do not attempt to walk through the labyrinth hedge walls, as they are dense and strictly maintained for ornamental purposes.
The garden features restricted access to specific pavilions during winter months; often closed on Mondays in the off-season.
Walking on the flower beds and climbing the decorative hedges is strictly prohibited.
