Imperial Spa

The stately Pseudo-Renaissance building of Císařské lázně (Emperor Spa) was built between 1893 and 1895 according to the design of distinguished Viennese architects Ferdinand Fellner and Herman Helmer in the southern part of Karlovy Vary. The Imperial Spa was considered a prestigious spa institution with the most state-of-the-art balneological facilities in the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy. The spa complex was closed down in the mid 1990s and it ultimately fell into disrepair. In recent years, however, the building of the Imperial Spa is undergoing gradual renovation as it has been declared a National Cultural Monument.