Kodaňská 552/35
An absence of fresh paint lends a particularly impressive air to this neo-baroque building on Vrsovice’s elegant Kodaňská street.
LATEST ADDITIONS
Kodaňská 554/51
An excellent example of an art nouveau mural from the turn of the twentieth century, located on Kodaňská (Copenhagen Street), the outstanding street of period housing in Vršovice.
Korunní 1151/67: Memorial plaque to František Kvapil
The plaque on this building in Prague’s Vinohrady district commemorates František Kvapil (1855-1925), Czech poet and translator of Polish literature
Šubertova 1353/4
Number 4 was built at the start of the twentieth century when the street was known simply as ‘U Divadla’ (Theatre Street) after the nearby Vinohrady Theatre. Later the street was renamed in honour of František Šubert, director...
Záhřebská 577/33
A figure clad in baroque dress stands guard over a handsome apartment building in Zagreb Street in Prague’s Vinohrady district.
U akademie 283/1
This art-nouveau detail is from an apartment block of 1908 built by Karel Hübschmann in the district of Bubeneč. In the 19th and early 20th centuries the ancient foundation myth of Prague became a crucial element of the...
Ovenecká 341/46
Detail of an art nouveau frontage constructed in 1911 for a house designed by architect Alois Masák
Šmeralova 360/30
Decorative element from the art nouveau facade of a townhouse designed in 1911-12 by the architect Václav Vacek. This was the first photograph taken specifically for The Prague Vitruvius, on 26 June 2011, and marks the official start...
Nad Královskou oborou 102/5
A memorial to the Slovak painter Cyprián Majerník (1909-1945), who spent most of his working life in Bohemia. His paintings were strongly influenced by contemporary events, especially the Spanish Civil War (Don Quixote became an important figure of...
