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Distributed for Karolinum Press, Charles University

Art-Nouveau Prague

Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1991, Prague has become one of Europe’s—and the world’s—most popular tourist destinations. As in London, Paris, and Rome, visitors flock to the gorgeous buildings and monuments that grace the streets of Prague, entranced by structures ranging from Gothic and baroque to cubist and neoclassical. And while hundreds of thousands stroll over the Charles Bridge and gaze up at the St. Vitus Cathedral each year, far fewer venture away from the crowds to seek out the countless gems of art nouveau peppered throughout Prague.

With Art-Nouveau Prague, Petr Wittlich—one of Europe’s leading experts on nineteenth- and twentieth-century architecture—tours those monuments and buildings of Prague representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful commentary on each. Along the way, Wittlich visits such sites as the Municipal House, the Wilson Railway Station, the Grand Hotel Europa, and works by sculptors František Bílek, Ladislav Šaloun, and Stanislav Sucharda.

An introductory essay by Wittlich emphasizing the role of art nouveau within contemporary currents of modern European art accompanies more than one hundred color illustrations of some of the most stunning examples of art nouveau architecture and decoration in existence, and a detailed bibliography provides additional reading for each of the sites displayed in the book. Art-Nouveau Prague is a must-have for those traveling to Prague for the first time or for anyone who appreciates or wants to learn more about art nouveau style.   


135 pages | 100 color plates | 8 x 10 | © 2009

Art: European Art


Table of Contents

A Stroll around Art-Nouveau Prague

Industrial Palace

Hanau Pavilion

Sculptural Group at Vyšehrad

Provincial Bank

U Ceské orlice House

The Battle of Lipany Panorama

Museum of Decorative Arts

Prague City Insurance Company

Hotel Central

Peterka House

Robitschek Sepulchre

Trmal Villa

Villas in Bubenec

Apartment Buildings in Josefov

U Nováku Department Store

Prague Credit Bank

Apartment Buildings in U Prašné brány Street

Grand Hotel Evropa

Apartment Buildings on Masaryk Embankment

Topic House and Insurance Company Praha

The Municipal House

František Palacký Monument

Svatopluk Cech Bridge

The Main Railway Station

Jan Hus Monument

The Viennese Bank Association Palace

Kotera Villa

Leichter House

Štenc House

The Mozarteum

Bílek Villa

Šaloun Studio

New City Hall

"The Ice Palace"

The House U Cerné Matky Boží

Cubist Houses under Vyšehrad

Bibliography

Sites

Personages

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