Zlaty Andel Smichov by Karel Stolar - Prague, Czech Republic
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Zlatý Andel Smíchov - Prague
Waymark Code: WMTM8C
Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/09/2016
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The Zlatý Andel (Golden Angel) building, designed by Jean Nouvel, was completed in November 2000
in Prague – Smíchov. The house was built by ING Real Estate – the same developer who commissioned the Prague 1990s icon: Fred and Ginger Building by Frank O Gehry. With Jean Nouvel, an international architectural star is coming to Prague again.
The building is the first sign of transformation of Smíchov from a neglected Prague periphery into a modern city district. Contemporary technology meets poetry on the facade: red strips of poems appear on the background of white and grey clouds, an angel watches after the passers-by from above the corner. The image of the angel is taken from the famous Wim Wenders film, Wings of Desire, the fragments of poetry come from the texts of Franz Kafka, Gustav Meyrink, Jirí Orten, Rainer Maria Rilke, and other authors linked strongly to Prague.
About painting
The picture shows north-west part of Zlatý Andel building.
The author this painting is Karel Stolar. You can find this painting in book 'Pražské domy vyprávejí V.' This book is one of a twelve-part series of books describing structural changes and the development of cultural-historical monuments of Prague (houses, villas and palaces, library, banks, school, museum, hospital, farm, etc.).
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Artist: Karel Stolař
Date of Your Photograph: 12/09/2016
Medium of Painting: pen and ink
Date of Painting: Not listed
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