Letohrádek Hvězda

Star Hunting Lodge (Letohrádek Hvězda) on Prague's White Mountain stands out for its extraordinary six-pointed floor plan, made up of interlocking equilateral rhombuses. This Renaissance gem was built in the 16th century by Italian master builders to plans by Archduke Ferdinand of Austria and originally served as a hunting retreat within a former game preserve. While the façade with its folded roof looks plain, the interior reveals a complex architecture of diamond-shaped halls, a central staircase, and richly decorated stucco ceilings that converge in a twelve-sided central room. Today the state-owned building is open to the public and houses an exhibition on the history of the Battle of White Mountain.