The article describes the houses, palaces and chateaus of Emanuel Collalto e San Salvatore with the emphasis on the places he himself built and used as temporary or permanent residences. These comprise the Moravian castle Uherčice and the small chateau Kněžice near Brtnice, which he used as his summer residences or for temporary stays purposed to manage his Moravian estates.
Furthermore, it includes Viennese houses built by prince Collalto: the house at Rathausstrasse 21 and two villas in Heiligenstadt. The personality of prince Emanuel is described with regard to his housing and settlement preferences.