Art nouveau Prague /
Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, 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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | Translated from the Czech. |
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Prague, Czech Republic :
Charles University Karolinum Press,
[2020]
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| Edition: | Second, revised and updated edition. |
| Series: | Prague series.
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| Summary: | Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1989, 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 Charles Bridge and gaze up at 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 that are most representative of the art nouveau movement while offering 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 Frantisek B lek, Ladislav Saloun 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. |
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| Item Description: | Translation of: Praha secesní First edition published in 2005 under the title "Secesní Prahou : podoby stylu" with photographs by Jan Malý. Originally published: Praha : Univerzita Karlova, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2017. |
| Physical Description: | 191 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 26 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: | 9788024642932 802464293X |