Complex of the former Benedictine monastery on the outskirts of the town of Kladruby in the Plzeň region. It was built by two of the most important architects of Czech Baroque: Kilián Ignác Dientzenhofer and Jan Blažej Santini-Aichel.
Modernist architect, city planner, designer and theoretician of architecture of international renown, who became the founder of Czech modernist architecture.
A department store at Náměstí Republiky in Prague, designed in Brutalist style by Vladimír and Věra Machonin.
A prominent architect from the beginning of the 20th century, whose name was unknown for a long time and whose projects, mostly built in the centre of Prague, were anonymous or attributed to other architects.
One of the most important representatives of Czech avant-garde, architect, designer and teacher, whose work foreshadowed the high-tech style in architecture.
A prominent representative of Czech modern architecture of the interwar and post-war periods. Apart from architecture, he also did design, scenography, painting, and taught as well.
A well-preserved castle in central Bohemia. It is one of the oldest royal castles and an exemplary work of Late Gothic castle architecture.
One of a few female Czech architects in the interwar period, a successful designer of furniture and a journalist.
A large complex of a Baroque hospice and spa in the eponymous municipality, near Jaroměř, in eastern Bohemia, famous for its impressive sculptural decorations and landscape.
Chateau complex serving as a residence of the President, symbolising Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk’s idea of the democratic republic.
A large cultural landscape in southern Moravia. Its surface area makes it the largest in Europe and it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
An exceptional bank building in Prague, designed by architect Josef Gočár in Rondocubist style, now known as the Archa Palace. One of the most significant works of Czech architecture.
A bridge spanning the river Vltava, built in 1901. It connects Národní třída with the Lesser Quarter, over Střelecký Island.
Czech architect and builder, known for the so-called Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Place of piety designed by architect Ladislav Žák and built on the location of a settlement burnt by Nazis. It represents an exceptional example of modern landscape art with memorials on the location of destroyed houses.
A bridge spanning the river Vltava and connecting Holešovice and Libeň. A unique 1920s avant-garde functionalist building.
Renaissance chateau in the eponymous town in eastern Bohemia. It is an exceptionally well-preserved example of a transalpine Renaissance aristocratic residence with unique sgraffito decorations. It is inscribed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.
Prominent European architect of the first third of the 20th century, furniture designer and theoretician of art. He became one of the most important representatives of moderist architecture.
Special Marian chapels imitating the Holy House in Loreto, Italy. Loreto chapels were very popular in the Czech lands in the 17th and 18th centuries. They are characteristic buildings of Czech Baroque.
Extensive industrial complex of the Vítkovice ironworks in Ostrava, unique in the world. It is on the list of European cultural heritage and is also a national cultural monument.
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