OLDEST - operating neon sign in Prague, Praha, CZ
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Noe1
N 50° 05.400 E 014° 26.042
33U E 459514 N 5548790
White Swan - artistic logo of the department store opened in 1939 is the oldest functional neon sign in Prague.
Waymark Code: WMJQDH
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/18/2013
Views: 57
White Swan was the originaly the name of the inn on this place. On the place of the historical inn and brewery was build the department store in 1939. The Glass Palace with a reinforced concrete skeleton in the functionalist style was the largest and most modern shopping center in the Central and Eastern Europe in that time. It was possible to see the first escalator in Prague located in the building. The store opened in March 1939 and since then is in continuous operation up till now. The neon sign is reported as the oldest functional neon sign in Prague.
Type of documentation of superlative status: books about history of architecture
Location of coordinates: entrance
Web Site: [Web Link]
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