Hradec Kralove is the oldest originated town in Bohemia. It was built on the place of an old Slavic settlement and the historical sources date it back to 1225. In the Middle Ages it was a dowry town of Czech queens. From the 14th century the brick Cathedral of the Holy Ghost has preserved, the neighbouring White Tower was built in the 16th century. In the period of Rococo the town was changed into an extensive military fort. After its abolition and demolition of the fortifications the town gradually got a new modernistic outlook. Many remarkable architects participated in it, such as Jan Kotěra (the building of the Museum of eastern Bohemia) or Josef Gočár (the Gymnasium of J.K.Tyl). The town became the seat of the district executive of the Hradec Králové region.