#Apartment house #Prague (Praha) #1937
Masarykovo nábřeží 2058/38
110 00
Prague (Praha),
Czechia
Public transport: Národní divadlo
Today's use: Apartments, shops
Description
As with other houses, the two architects Mühlstein and Fürth paid attention to a very high-quality finish. The stone cladding gives the house its elegance. The clearly designed house has a central avant-corps towards the banks of the Vltava River, giving it a slight austerity. This is reduced by the recessed top floor and the two flagpoles, as a lighter design element was chosen.
The facade on Ostrovní Street is not exactly symmetrical. It is characterised by the loggias of the apartments.
Even though that the architects were famous for their sophisticated ribbon windows, they seemed to be much too modern for this area.
Two people are commemorated on the house. A memorial plaque commemorates Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec. He was a Czech writer and an important figure in cultural life. He lived in the previous house in the 19th century. The bust shows Vojtěch Hynais. The bust is symbolically aligned with the National Theatre, for which he designed the stage curtain.
Description
As with other houses, the two architects Mühlstein and Fürth paid attention to a very high-quality finish. The stone cladding gives the house its elegance. The clearly designed house has a central avant-corps towards the banks of the Vltava River, giving it a slight austerity. This is reduced by the recessed top floor and the two flagpoles, as a lighter design element was chosen.
The facade on Ostrovní Street is not exactly symmetrical. It is characterised by the loggias of the apartments.
Even though that the architects were famous for their sophisticated ribbon windows, they seemed to be much too modern for this area.
Two people are commemorated on the house. A memorial plaque commemorates Ferdinand Břetislav Mikovec. He was a Czech writer and an important figure in cultural life. He lived in the previous house in the 19th century. The bust shows Vojtěch Hynais. The bust is symbolically aligned with the National Theatre, for which he designed the stage curtain.
History
In this area of Prague, situated on the banks of the Vltava River, in the neighbourhood of the National Theatre and upper middle-class houses in neo-styles and Art Nouveau, houses from the 20th and 21st centuries are rather rare. All the more reason why the two architects and the developer certainly felt compelled to find a high-quality solution for this building, built between 1937 and 1939. Unfortunately, as with many of their other commissions, the developer is not known.
History
In this area of Prague, situated on the banks of the Vltava River, in the neighbourhood of the National Theatre and upper middle-class houses in neo-styles and Art Nouveau, houses from the 20th and 21st centuries are rather rare. All the more reason why the two architects and the developer certainly felt compelled to find a high-quality solution for this building, built between 1937 and 1939. Unfortunately, as with many of their other commissions, the developer is not known.
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