Architectural Artwork In Prague - Prague, Czech Republic
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The House No.9, Siroká Sreet
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Location: Hlavní město Praha, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/10/2023
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At the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, the right bank of the Vltava underwent a large-scale construction change, the so-called Prague Sanitation. The sanitation mainly concerned the area where the Jewish ghetto had historically been located.
This is the part of the city called Josefov. It is the area that touches Old Town Square from the north and extends to the bank of the Vltava River.
The 18th century brought the most dramatic changes to the life of Jewish town. Emperor Joseph II. issued reforms that helped the emancipation and development of the Jewish community. Thus, Jews started to leave the ghetto and move to other parts of Prague. Their vacate homes welcomed poor, there was no basic sanitation.
One of the reasons for the Prague Sanitation was poor sanitary conditions and problematic accessibility. The old streets and houses were demolished, new apartments and boulevards built instead. The city of Prague even torn down several synagogues and various houses. Modern buildings (at least for the beginning of the 20th century) filled the new streets. Most of the new houses were built in Art Nouveau and Art Deco style.
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The House No.9, Siroká Sreet
Residential house Široká 9 is a top Art Nouveau house on the corner of Široká and Maiselova Street. The author of the architectural design was the painter and architect Karel Vítezslav Mašek, the builder was Mr. Josef Janský. Painter Václav E. Haspekl and sculptor Ladislav Krtín. His sculptural decoration of the main entrance portal - two female figures - is one of the most striking elements of the façade facing Široká Street.
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