Dům Radost (translated from

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: ''House of Joy'') is a functionalist building in

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. It is located next to

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district. It was built from

1932 Events January * January 4 – The British authorities in India arrest and intern Mahatma Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel. * January 9 – Sakuradamon Incident (1932), Sakuradamon Incident: Korean nationalist Lee Bong-chang fails in his effort ...

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. This high building with 13 floors and cross

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inspired by French architect

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was once the tallest office building in the country. The complex serves as offices, apartments, theater, cinema, cafe and observatory since 2019. Since 1964, it is a

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Name

The building is historically known as ''Dům odborových svazů'' (translated as ''House of Trade Unions'') or ''palác Všeobecného penzijního'' ''ústavu'' (translated as ''General Pension Administration Palace''). Sometimes, it is also called as ''kachlíkárna'' (badly translated as ''Tile Factory'', better as ''Tile House'') due to its facade.

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* {{Official website Functionalist architecture Office buildings completed in 1934 Žižkov Buildings and structures in Prague 1934 establishments in Czechoslovakia 20th-century architecture in the Czech Republic