The Sixt´s House - Celetná 553

The Sixt House is originally a Romanesque and early Gothic building from the 12th and 13th centuries, which was extended by courtyard wings before 1523 during a reconstruction in the High Gothic style. Today's Baroque appearance dates from 1737 and later modifications. The sculptures of the Habsburg rulers on the attic probably come from the workshop of A. Braun. The cellars have retained their Romanesque and early Gothic character, the rooms on the ground floor have late Renaissance vaults. The name of the house recalls the former owner, the Old Town Chancellor Jan Theodor Sixt of Ottersdorf, a participant in the estate uprising and the author of a chronicle from 1546-47, in which he described the course of the uprising in detail. After the Battle of White Mountain, he was among the convicted masters, but he was pardoned right on the gallows. When he later went into exile, the house was acquired by the court secretary Filip Fabricius, one of the three defenestrated at the beginning of the estate uprising. The Sixt´ House is originally a Romanesque and Early Gothic building from the 12th and 13th century, which was extended to the court wings before 1523 during the reconstruction in the style of the top Gothic. Today's Baroque appearance dates from 1737 and later modifications. The sculptures of the Habsburg rulers on the atics come from the workshop of A. Braun. The cellars retained the Romanesque and early Gothic character, the rooms on the ground floor have late Renaissance vaults. The name of the house reminds of a former owner, Old Town Chancellor Jan Theodor Sixt of Ottersdorf, a participant in the Estates Uprising and author of the chronicle from 1546-47, in which he described the course of the rebellion in detail. After the Battle of Bílá hora, he was among the convicted gentlemen, but a grace was given to him at the very last minutes before the execution. When he later went into exile, the house was acquired by the court secretary, Filip Fabricius, one of the three defenestrated at the beginning of the Estates Uprising.