Obecní dům

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Obecní dům

The Prague Municipal House or House of Representatives ( Obecní dům in Czech ) is located on Republic Square No. 5 next to the Powder Tower . The Art Nouveau building is now a place for events, exhibitions and concerts. The Municipal House is also home to the Prague Symphony Orchestra and one of the venues for the annual Prague Spring Festival .

history

The building was erected from 1906 to 1912 on the site of the former royal court that was demolished in 1904. The royal court was built as a residence by Wenceslas IV around 1380. The passage between the parish hall and the Powder Tower via Celetná Street is still the only part of the royal court . After the demolition, the city of Prague organized an architectural competition, which Antonín Balšánek and Osvald Polívka won. Her style stands at the transition between historicism and art nouveau.

The two wings of the main front are at an obtuse angle to each other. In the middle is the portal and above it the balcony, adorned with a large semicircular arch with a quote from Svatopluk Čech to the glory of the city of Prague. In the arch there is the Apotheosa Prahy mosaic by Karel Špillar . Above it is the dome, flanked by two groups of statues by Ladislav Šaloun , symbolizing the humiliation and resurrection of the Czech nation. Many well-known artists from the turn of the century, such as Mikoláš Aleš , Max Švabinský , Josef Václav Myslbek and Alfons Mucha , were involved in the rich interior design of the house .

On October 28, 1918, the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic was proclaimed here. In November 1989, in the course of the Velvet Revolution, the first meeting between the communist government and representatives of the Citizens' Forum with Václav Havel at its head took place here. The building was renovated from 1994 to 1997.

gallery

  • The entrance area

  • The foyer

  • The cafe on the left

  • Hall in the basement

  • The Smetana Hall

  • An exhibition space

  • Ceiling fresco in the Primator Hall

Web links

Commons : Obecní dům  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fasáda Obecního domu ( Memento of the original from February 3, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (Czech), accessed March 22, 2014 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.obecnidum.cz
  2. ^ Detlev Arens: Prague. Culture and history of the golden city. P. 226