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National House, Prostějov
The National House () is a historical building in Prostějov in the Czech Republic. It was built for cultural and social purposes. It is a significant cultural monument of the city. History The National House was designed by the Czech architect Jan Kotěra. It was built in Art Nouveau style in 1905–1907. Many famous artists collaborated on designing the building, such as painters František Kysela and Jan Preisler, and sculptors Stanislav Sucharda, Vojtěch Sucharda and Karel Petr Karel Petr (; 14 June 1868, Zbyslav, Austria-Hungary – 14 February 1950, Prague, Czechoslovakia) was a mathematician from Bohemia in Austria-Hungary and later Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slov .... Since 2008, it has been protected as a national cultural monument. References {{DEFAULTSORT:National House in Prostejov Art Nouveau architecture in the Czech Republic Buildings and structures in Prostějov Buildings and structures complet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prostějov - Hlavákovo Náměstí - Národní Dům 1907 Jan Kotěra
Prostějov (; ) is a city in the Olomouc Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 43,000 inhabitants. The city is historically known for its fashion industry. The historic city centre is well preserved and is protected as an Cultural monument (Czech Republic)#Monument zones, urban monument zone. ''Military of the Czech Republic, AČR'' special forces unit 601st Special Forces Group, 601. skss is based in Prostějov. Administrative division Prostějov consists of seven municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census): *Prostějov (34,447) *Čechovice (1,584) *Čechůvky (143) *Domamyslice (1,089) *Krasice (2,694) *Vrahovice (3,372) *Žešov (337) Etymology The original name of Prostějov was Prostějovice. The name was derived from the personal name Prostěj (a variant of the name Prostimír), meaning "the village of Prostěj's people". After the village was promoted to a town, the name changed to Prostějov. Geography Prostějov is located about south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |