Czech architect of the first half of the 20th century, foremost representative of Art Nouveau and Neo-Classicism, author of many public buildings.
A monumental Neo-Renaissance building of high artistic value, designed by the prominent Viennese architect Theophil Hansen, which became the location of the historic announcement of the formation of the Czechoslovak Republic in 1918.
A castle in the Olomouc Region, approximately 30 kilometres north-west of Olomouc. It is one of the most popular and frequently visited castles in the Czech Republic due to its romantic appearance, which is a result of its reconstruction in the late 19th century.
Cathedral church on top of the Petrov promontory in the centre of Brno. The centre of the Brno diocese and a dominant feature of the city panorama.
Czech architect of the first half of the 20th century, author of the Great Strahov Stadium, sports venue with the largest area in the world.
Czech architect, interior designer, teacher and one of the most important representatives of Czech Art Nouveau.
Collective name for an informal group of architects and artists who took part in the founding and decoration of the National Theatre.
World famous Czech architect, entrepreneur, conservationist, member of parliament and patron of Czech education, science and culture of the 19th century.
A chateau built by the Schwarzenberg family in Romanticist-Gothic style, one of the most attractive monuments in the Czech Republic, located in southern Bohemia.
Impressive Art Nouveau building in the Holešovice district of Prague. Exhibitions, concerts, fashion shows, etc. take place there.
The most significant building built in Czech Empire style, a representative seat of the important Czech family Chotek. The building is surrounded by a noteworthy landscape park.
Modernist architect, city planner, designer and theoretician of architecture of international renown, who became the founder of Czech modernist architecture.
A large cultural landscape in southern Moravia. Its surface area makes it the largest in Europe and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
A bridge spanning the river Vltava, built in 1901. It connects Národní třída with the Lesser Quarter, over Střelecký Island.
Valuable historic cemetery complex located in Smíchov, Prague. Its Classicist, Romanticist and Neo-Gothic tombstones reflect the stylistic changes and the development of cemetery sculpture in the 18th and 19th centuries. It summarises valuable monuments of Czech figurative sculpture.
The oldest railway station in Prague and the oldest still functioning terminal station in Europe, designed in Classicist style. An important monument of railway architecture.
Czech architect, builder and restorer of historical monuments, which he actively protected.
Unique Neo-Renaissance building designed by architect Josef Schulz. It is characterised by exceptional artistic decorations of the exterior and the interior, on which many foremost Czech artists worked.
Czech architect, designer, editor and university teacher, whose most significant work is the building of the Mánes Association of Fine Artists in Prague.
Austrian architect, city planner and prominent university teacher who worked in Prague and influenced a whole generation of Czech architects.
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