František Lydie Gahura (10 October 1891 in

Zlín Zlín (in 1949–1989 Gottwaldov; ; german: Zlin) is a city in the Czech Republic. It has about 73,000 inhabitants. It is the seat of the Zlín Region and it lies on the Dřevnice river. It is known as an industrial centre. The development of the ...

– 15 September 1958 in Brno) was a Czeochslovak

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Career

Gahura became famous for his collaboration on the architectural and urban design of the Czech city of

. He worked for the Bata Shoes organization in the 1920s and 1930s. Gahura was one of a number of Czech architects to design the "Bata houses" and Bata shoe factory at East Tilbury,

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. The most impressive architectural work of František Lydie Gahura is Tomas Bata Memorial. The building process started in 1932 and the monument was open with ceremony on the day of the first anniversary of

Tomáš Baťa Tomáš Baťa () (3 April 1876 – 12 July 1932) was a Czech entrepreneur and founder of the Bata shoe company. His career was cut short when he died in a plane accident due to bad weather. His half-brother Jan Antonín Baťa took over his comp ...

death that is on 12 July 1933. It is the most valuable building of the Zlín functionalism.

Works

* City Hall, Zlín (1923) * Baťa Hospital, Zlín (1926-1930) * Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Míškovice (1922–1927) * Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus, Kudlov (1927) * J. A. Baťa Villa, Zlín (1927) * Masaryk Schools, Zlín (1927-1928) * Baťa Service House, Prague (1928-1929) * Forest cemetery, Zlín (1931) * Department store, Zlín (1931) * Grand Cinema, Zlín (1931) * Tomas Bata Memorial, Zlín (1933)

Gallery

Zlín, nemocnice (1).JPG, Baťa Hospital, Zlín Zlín - Náměstí T.G.Masaryka - 1928-38 by F.L.Gahura - View NW.jpg 20080102-miskovice-kostel-sv-antonina.jpg, Church of Saint Anthony of Padua, Míškovice Kudlov, kaple (2).jpg, Chapel of Saint Wenceslaus, Kudlov Zlín, vila J. A. Bati.jpg, J. A. Baťa Villa, Zlín Velké kino.jpg, Grand Cinema, Zlín Lesní hřbitov (Zlín) 02.jpg, Forest cemetery, Zlín Zlín, Prior (1).jpg

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gahura, Frantisek Lydie Czechoslovak architects Czechoslovak urban planners Czechoslovak sculptors 1891 births 1958 deaths People from Zlín Modernist architects