Palace Adria

Palace Adria
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Palac Adria at Narodni and Jungmannova. The Palace was built for the Italian insurance company Riunione Adriatica di Sicurtà. Architects Josef Zasche and Pavel Janak. Built in rondocubism style in 1923-1924. Adria Passage crosses from Jungmannova Street to Národní třída, The structure is made from reinforced concrete frame with brick infill walls, There are 8 floors above ground level with 3 below. The palace is imitation of Italian Renaissance palaces with the upper floors constructed in manner of battlements and towers. Building houses commercial and private interests including hotel, business offices and movie theater with café with terrace. Architectural decoration was created by Otto Gutfreund, Jan Štursa, František Anýž, Karel Dvořák, Bohumil Kafka and Adolf Mayerl. Ten dancing figures between windows of the first floor are created by Gutfreund. The Adria Palace played significant role in Czech film and polictial history, hosting the Civic Forum and the Czech Film Institute and was the original home of Laterna Magika which is now housed with the National Theater.
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