#Multifunctional building #Luhačovice #1946
Lázeňské náměstí
763 26
Luhačovice,
Czechia
Public transport: Nádraží (Train station) / Autobusové nádraží (Bus station) / Pošta
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: Multifunctional building
Description
The colonade is composed of three parts. To the south is the curved Great Colonade. In the middle section follows the Vincetka Hall, where the spring of the mineral water Vincentka rises. To the north is the Small Colonade.
The two colonades house various shops and public spaces. Especially the Great colonnade is architecturally opened to the spa park, providing beautiful views to the rest of the spa and creating a relationship between the architecture and the cultural landscape.
The mosaics in the hall were made by Stanislav Mikulaštík, Jan Kobzáň and Josef Kousal in 1957.
Description
The colonade is composed of three parts. To the south is the curved Great Colonade. In the middle section follows the Vincetka Hall, where the spring of the mineral water Vincentka rises. To the north is the Small Colonade.
The two colonades house various shops and public spaces. Especially the Great colonnade is architecturally opened to the spa park, providing beautiful views to the rest of the spa and creating a relationship between the architecture and the cultural landscape.
The mosaics in the hall were made by Stanislav Mikulaštík, Jan Kobzáň and Josef Kousal in 1957.
History
Poříska was able to realise these buildings between 1947 and 1951. The plans date from 1940. The architect from Brno drew up an urbanistic plan for Luhačovice in order to conceptually complete the central spa square with this complex. For this purpose, the 19th century colanade was demolished. He included an important, older hotel "Jurkovičův dům" from the architect Dušan Jurkovič into his plans, which is why the southern, curved area of the colonnade almost embraces this hotel.
Like other projects in the former Czechoslovakia that were realised shortly after the World War II, the architect still strongly picks up elements of the pre-war period. This is particularly evident thanks to the extensive renovation that took place between 2018-2019. It is impressive that the building has been given back its original elegance and lightness, so that a high-quality piece of architecture can be experienced today in the originally intended effect (after 1948 until the mid-1950s, a style dictated by the Soviet Union followed, which favoured elements of the Renaissance, loved strong ornamentation and with less light-flooded rooms). The hall in particular had to be extensively renovated, as the water affected many technical installations and parts of the architecture. In this process, the mosaic was completely replaced by a replica.
The colonnade is a protected building since 2005.
History
Poříska was able to realise these buildings between 1947 and 1951. The plans date from 1940. The architect from Brno drew up an urbanistic plan for Luhačovice in order to conceptually complete the central spa square with this complex. For this purpose, the 19th century colanade was demolished. He included an important, older hotel "Jurkovičův dům" from the architect Dušan Jurkovič into his plans, which is why the southern, curved area of the colonnade almost embraces this hotel.
Like other projects in the former Czechoslovakia that were realised shortly after the World War II, the architect still strongly picks up elements of the pre-war period. This is particularly evident thanks to the extensive renovation that took place between 2018-2019. It is impressive that the building has been given back its original elegance and lightness, so that a high-quality piece of architecture can be experienced today in the originally intended effect (after 1948 until the mid-1950s, a style dictated by the Soviet Union followed, which favoured elements of the Renaissance, loved strong ornamentation and with less light-flooded rooms). The hall in particular had to be extensively renovated, as the water affected many technical installations and parts of the architecture. In this process, the mosaic was completely replaced by a replica.
The colonnade is a protected building since 2005.
