#Bank #Sušice #1936
Náměstí Svobody 23/2, 3
342 01
Sušice,
Czechia
Public transport: Nábřeží
Access: Public building, free entry during working hours
Today's use: bank
Description
The architect Karel Pecánek chose a reserved modern style for this building. The gable roof is an adaptation to the surroundings of the historic market square. The large windows on the ground floor illuminate the large and well-equipped counter space. Some of the windows on the first and second floors have different sizes and formats. Disrupting the house's symmetry is also achieved by lowering the roof line on the left side. Further the hip roof above the main area of the bank in front of the gable roof. All those features create a moving, even a bit turbulente architecture.
A plaque commemorating the construction of the bank in the foyer is set in a mosaic. This shows two figures. The left figure symbolizes diligence (pracovitost), the right thrift (spořivost). Between those two symbols is shown the double-tailed lion, the heraldic animal of Bohemia. Red-white-blue ribbons symbolize the Czechoslovak state. Fruits, specifically pears and apples, mark the success for bank customers and their trust in this bank.
Description
The architect Karel Pecánek chose a reserved modern style for this building. The gable roof is an adaptation to the surroundings of the historic market square. The large windows on the ground floor illuminate the large and well-equipped counter space. Some of the windows on the first and second floors have different sizes and formats. Disrupting the house's symmetry is also achieved by lowering the roof line on the left side. Further the hip roof above the main area of the bank in front of the gable roof. All those features create a moving, even a bit turbulente architecture.
A plaque commemorating the construction of the bank in the foyer is set in a mosaic. This shows two figures. The left figure symbolizes diligence (pracovitost), the right thrift (spořivost). Between those two symbols is shown the double-tailed lion, the heraldic animal of Bohemia. Red-white-blue ribbons symbolize the Czechoslovak state. Fruits, specifically pears and apples, mark the success for bank customers and their trust in this bank.
History
Local saving banks tended to construct new buildings in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. So also in Sušice, where it was built from 1936-1937. In the foyer is displayed a plaque commemorating the construction of the bank, naming Pecánek as the architect. it is also mentioned, that Karel Houra, the most active architect in Sušice at the time, was responsible for the on-site execution. To this day, the building serves as a bank.
History
Local saving banks tended to construct new buildings in Czechoslovakia in the 1930s. So also in Sušice, where it was built from 1936-1937. In the foyer is displayed a plaque commemorating the construction of the bank, naming Pecánek as the architect. it is also mentioned, that Karel Houra, the most active architect in Sušice at the time, was responsible for the on-site execution. To this day, the building serves as a bank.
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