overview admission about the place Křivoklát Castle is a national cultural monument. During a tour of the castle, you will see the beautiful late Gothic chapel, the royal hall and knight’s hall with an exhibition of Gothic painting and sculpture, the Fürstenberg library with 50,000 volumes, the well-endowed Fürstenberg museum and the picture gallery. You can also visit the famous prisons and torture chambers with an array of instruments, the monumental Great Tower with its hunting collections or take a walk along the walls. Occasional exhibitions are held in the buildings of the governor's office and the burgraveship or in the Huderka tower. admission More information about admission. more about admission admission More information about admission. history One of the oldest and most significant royal castles, its appearance was shaped by the Přemyslids, Luxembourgs and Jagiellons. The castle became a magnificent royal residence, and later a feared prison under the Fürstenbergs – Bishop Jan Augusta of the Czech Brethren and the Rudolfine alchemist Edward Kelly were imprisoned there. Today the tours include the Gothic Castle Chapel, the Royal and Knight’s Halls with a collection of medieval art and the Library with 52,000 volumes, as well as the Fürstenberg museum, the Great Tower with hunting collections and Huderka Tower with a black kitchen and lookout gallery. Every year, the castle hosts Summer at Křivoklát, Křivořezání and Křivoklání, the Prince’s Advent and Easter. The castle is open to the public year round and steam locomotives from Prague and Plzen travel there in the holiday periods.