#School #Mladá Boleslav #1923
Havlíčkova 456/1
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Mladá Boleslav,
Czechia
Public transport: Jaselská VZP
Today's use: School
Description
A building from the early 1920s, typical of the architects Kroha. You don't really know how to capture the school optically. It consists of different buildings, has different heights, window shapes. Rectangular forms dominate on the building and the windows and semicircles, such as the bars.
The intention was to represent a kind of machine, corresponding to the type of school. The architecture is a mix of a reduced Czech Cubism and a kind of constructivism, showing up new tendencies in architecture, such as flat roofs and and the use of concrete.
To underline the school as part of the Czechoslovakian State, the Bohemian lion as heraldic animal of the state, was placed above the entrance, a sculpture of the school's architect Jiří Kroha next to the entrance.
Description
A building from the early 1920s, typical of the architects Kroha. You don't really know how to capture the school optically. It consists of different buildings, has different heights, window shapes. Rectangular forms dominate on the building and the windows and semicircles, such as the bars.
The intention was to represent a kind of machine, corresponding to the type of school. The architecture is a mix of a reduced Czech Cubism and a kind of constructivism, showing up new tendencies in architecture, such as flat roofs and and the use of concrete.
To underline the school as part of the Czechoslovakian State, the Bohemian lion as heraldic animal of the state, was placed above the entrance, a sculpture of the school's architect Jiří Kroha next to the entrance.
History
The school was established already in 1867 and it was decided in 1922 to plan a new school building. Jiří Kroha prepared the plans in the same year, that became reality between 1923 and 1927. The first plans showed gable roofs, that were changed to flat roofs. The town of Mladá Boleslav is known for its car production. A school like this is in demand, today for the company Škoda, at the beginning of the 1920s for Laurin & Klement, that became part of Škoda in 1925. Technicians and designers for cars started their career at this place.
Until today the school building did not changed and even inside a lot of original elements are still in good shape. Only the original lettering does not exist anymore. That was one reason, that in 2017 it was decided to declare it a listed building. The school's name today is Střední průmyslová škola. Some historical pictures are shared on this website.
History
The school was established already in 1867 and it was decided in 1922 to plan a new school building. Jiří Kroha prepared the plans in the same year, that became reality between 1923 and 1927. The first plans showed gable roofs, that were changed to flat roofs. The town of Mladá Boleslav is known for its car production. A school like this is in demand, today for the company Škoda, at the beginning of the 1920s for Laurin & Klement, that became part of Škoda in 1925. Technicians and designers for cars started their career at this place.
Until today the school building did not changed and even inside a lot of original elements are still in good shape. Only the original lettering does not exist anymore. That was one reason, that in 2017 it was decided to declare it a listed building. The school's name today is Střední průmyslová škola. Some historical pictures are shared on this website.
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