Hanavský Pavilion
The Hanavský Pavilion or Hanau Pavilion ( Hanavský pavilon in Czech ) is a pavilion located on the edge of Letná Park in Prague 's Holešovice district . For the Prague Jubilee Exhibition in 1891 , which took place on the occasion of the centenary of the first industrial exhibition in Prague in 1791, the cast iron structure was designed and built in the pseudo- baroque style. The exhibit was commissioned by Prince Wilhelm von Hanau , who owned the then largest Bohemian iron foundry in Komárov and used the building to advertise his products. The cast iron construction was designed by the Austrian architect Otto Hieser , while the decorative elements were made by the sculptor Zdeněk Emanuel Fiala based on designs by the architect Josef Hercik . Before the end of the exhibition, Prince von Hanau donated the pavilion to the city of Prague. The structure was dismantled in 1898, moved to Letná Park and reassembled there. It was reconstructed from 1967 to 1971 and returned to its original state based on old photographs and plans. The building has since been used as a restaurant.
architecture
The building, built in the rich Dutch Baroque style, is characterized by cast iron, masonry, glass and stucco. The two-armed staircase is elevated and is decorated by a wrought iron railing. The ironwork on the bay windows, balconies, barred windows and terrace railings are just as artful. The interior is similarly artistically designed and richly decorated. In the middle of the building was a column decorated with ornaments , surrounded by a pyramid almost six meters high. This consisted of various cast iron products from the Hanau foundry. The column was crowned by a cast iron eagle. During the exhibition, there was a factory museum in the right annex and exhibits from the company's own vocational school were shown on the opposite side.
literature
- Dr. Michal Flegl: Prague . Olympia Publishing House, Prague 1988.
- Dr. Harald Salfellner: Prague . Vitalis, 2011, ISBN 978-3-89919-186-8 .
Web links
- Hanavský Pavilion. In: Structurae
- (Archived) website of the excursion restaurant , accessed October 7, 2012
Coordinates: 50 ° 5 ′ 37.1 ″ N , 14 ° 24 ′ 45.3 ″ E