An original house in the centre of Pelhřimov, the result of Pavel Janák’s Cubist reconstruction of the originally Gothic house.
Czech architect, scenographer, painter and essayist, a representative of purist-classicist movement in architecture, who designed the Nymburk crematorium.
Czech functionalist architect, designer and restorer of monuments, who worked on the restoration of Karolinum and the Bethlehem Chapel.
Teacher, architect, city planner who significantly contributed to the current appearance of Brno and became one of the foremost representatives of functionalism.
Complex of an Early Baroque castle with world-famous gardens in the town of Kroměříž, inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. It is an exceptionally complete and well-preserved example of an Early Baroque representative residence.
Collective name for an informal group of architects and artists who took part in the founding and decoration of the National Theatre.
Prominent Czech architect, city planner and designer, a founding figure of Czech modern architecture.
Important 20th century Czech painter and graphic artist, member of Group 42. His work stemmed from Cubism and he managed to surpass Socialist Realism and develop his own unique style based on play with colour configurations and combinations of diverse fine arts techniques.
One of the largest castle ruins in the Czech Republic. It is located near the town of Týn nad Bečvou in the Olomouc region and is famous primarily for its grandiose fortifications.
Prominent architect and city planner, co-author of the design for Collective House Litvínov.
World famous Czech architect, entrepreneur, conservationist, member of parliament and patron of Czech education, science and culture of the 19th century.
A chateau built by the Schwarzenberg family in Romanticist-Gothic style, one of the most attractive monuments in the Czech Republic, located in southern Bohemia.
Czech architect, painter, drawer, designer and prominent scenographer, who laid the foundations of Czech modern scenography.
World famous and in the Czech Republic the largest Baroque Holy Trinity plague column. It is regarded as one of the pinnacles of Baroque art, declared a national cultural monument and inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Functionalist architect and designer of furniture, theoretician of architecture working in the interwar period.
One of the best known Brutalist buildings designed by architects Vladimír and Věra Machonin. The complex is the main venue of the International Film Festival Karlovy Vary.
One of the best works of Czech Cubism. The house and its interior, including the furniture, were designed by Josef Gočár.
One of the most distinguished Czech architects after the Second World War, founder of SIAL in Liberec, author of Ještěd television transmitter and hotel, holder of the Auguste Perret Prize.
A unique sacred building with a dominant bell tower, built for the Czechoslovak Hussite Church, designed in Constructivist style by distinguished Czech architect Pavel Janák.
Ruins of a Romanesque castle in the town of Cheb. It is the only Kaiserpfalz, a seat intended for occasional stays of the Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, on the territory of the Czech Republic.
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