The premises of the castle and house of Jindřichův Hradec are the third-largest aristocratic residence in the Czech Republic following Prague Castle and Český Krumlov.

In terms of structural complexity, the castle used to be one of the most impressive castle settlements as early as in the Gothic era, and is still one of the most vauable architectural units in the Czech lands. Its individual parts can be compared in splendor with the most advanced architecture of

Europe, and belong to the most extraordinary pieces of visual art. The Romanesque-Gothic part of the precincts contains unique architectural elements and one of the most precious monuments of Czech early Gothic mural painting, the wall paintings depicting the legend of St. George from 1338. The best-preserved, and still serviceable, kitchen, the so-called Black Kitchen, comes from the late 15th century.

The music pavilion, called Rondel, is one of the most charming achievements of the European Renaissance.

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