Prague contains fine examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance, Baroque, Art Nouveau architecture, but few visitors are aware that the city boasts a modern style that is totally unique to the city. In the second decade of the 20th century a handful of Czech architectures built a number of private houses and apartment blocks in Cubist style.
Czech Cubism was seen as a rejection of the highly flamboyant and decorativeness of Art Nouveau. The Czech cubists, who were influenced by artists such as Picasso, sought to allow the material that buildings are made from to be their own decoration and used distinctive angular shapes to accomplish this goal.
Cubist architecture by Josef Chochol can be seen in the streets at the foot of Vyšehrad Hill - at Neklanova 30/98; the famous Kovarovicova villa at Libušina 49; and at 6 - 10 Rašínovo nábreží.
If these houses make you curious to learn more about Czech Cubism then you will enjoy a visit to the Cubist Museum at the House of the Black Madonna, which is itself an example of Cubist architecture.
How to Get There:
Metro: B - Karlovo námestí (Then 15 min walk)
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