Prague’s Modern Palaces
Prague awes visitors with its historical architecture, but the city also boasts unique modern, functionalist palaces and constructivist buildings, often with a turbulent fate. Our mini-series Prague’s Modern Palaces puts some of these gems in the spotlight.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
Petschek Palace: A grand building with a dark past
Most Czechs don’t associate Prague's Petschek Palace with architecture but rather with its dark history as the headquarters of the Gestapo during WWII.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
Myslbek – one of Prague’s youngest modern palaces
Constructed in the late 1990s, the Myslbek Palace is one of Prague’s newest modern palaces, connecting the city’s main shopping boulevard with the Old Town behind it.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
The Svět Palace: Libeň’s decrepit famous landmark
Svět Palace in Libeň was constructed as a grandiose building. Listed as a cultural monument, the palace has unfortunately fallen into disrepair under a neglectful owner.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
Glass Palace -1930’s luxury apartment building for Prague’s emerging middle class
Built at the end of the 1930s, the Skleněný palác or Glass Palace is a late functionalist-style apartment building constructed for Prague’s middle class.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
Trade Fair Palace: A jewel of functionalist architecture
One of the landmarks of Prague’s Holešovice district, the Veletržní palác or Trade Fair Palace was once the largest functionalist building in the world.
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Prague’s Modern Palaces
Koruna Palace: The “Crown” of Wenceslas Square
Although perhaps not as well-known as the nearby Lucerna, Prague's Koruna Palace is an architectural masterpiece.
