Vršovice Savings Bank Building (in cs, link=no, Vršovická záložna or Vršovická spořitelna) is a

Neo-Renaissance Renaissance Revival architecture (sometimes referred to as "Neo-Renaissance") is a group of 19th century architectural revival styles which were neither Greek Revival nor Gothic Revival but which instead drew inspiration from a wide range o ...

building, which is located in

Prague 10 Prague 10 is both a municipal and administrative district in Prague, Czech Republic with more than 100,000 inhabitants. Twin towns *Ballerup, Denmark *Prešov, Slovakia *Nyíregyháza, Hungary *Jasło, Poland Neighbourhood (cadastral communities) ...

Vršovice Vršovice is a district of Prague. All of Vršovice lies within the Prague 10 administrative district. Vršovice is located south-east of the city centre. It borders Vinohrady to the north, Nusle to the south-west, Michle to the south and Straš ...

. The architect of the building was Antonin Balšánek.

Description

Antonin Balšánek designed this

art nouveau Art Nouveau (; ) is an international style of art, architecture, and applied art, especially the decorative arts. The style is known by different names in different languages: in German, in Italian, in Catalan, and also known as the Modern ...

building which incorporates several notable statues. On the front are two by the Czech sculptor

Ladislav Šaloun Ladislav Jan Šaloun (1 August 1870, Prague – 18 October 1946, Prague) was a prominent Czech sculptor of the Art Nouveau period. Life Šaloun was born in 1870 in Prague and he studied in the studios of Tomáš Seidan and Bohuslav Schnirch.< ...

. The building also includes work by sculptors

Josef Mařatka Josef Mařatka (21 May 1874, Prague – 20 April 1937, Prague) was a Czech sculptor. Life His father, Wilhelm Mařatka, was a shoemaker. From 1889 to 1896, he studied at the School of Applied Arts under Celda Klouček, {{DEFAULTSORT:Maratka ...

and

František Uprka František Uprka (8 September 1868, in Kněždub – 26 January 1929, in Tuchoměřice) was a Czech sculptor, the younger brother of folklife painter Joža Uprka. He was usually called by his nickname, Franta. Life and work He was one of four ...

. This building was opened to the public in September 2012 as part of the

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Lucas Vaclavik, September 2012, CNews.cz, retrieved 17 November 2013

References

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