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This architect is connected with the Capital City both through his life and his creativity. He loved the city of his birth and he devoted his whole life to it. He was born in Prague on the 13th January 1894 and died on the 5th February 1979. Although his original proposal ended in third place in the competition nevertheless he gave the world a luxurious and well-known building - the Trade Fair Palace.

Czech Architects: Josef Fuchs and Veletržní (Trade Fair) Palace

Mgr. Jana Höger
28. 7. 2017
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Veletržní palác in 30's

The birth of the artist

Josef Fuchs’ teacher, the architect Josip Plečnik, intervened quite radically in Josef Fuchs’ creative life. In the early stages of his work, he continued working in his traditional manner but over time, he sought out his own artistic background. He then increasingly found himself operating on the basis of an increasingly modernist tendency.

Veletržní palác
Cafe in 6th floor, the end of 20's
Nationall Gallery in Veletržní palác

The Trade Fair Palace and an indelible architectural trail

He worked with Oldřich Tyl on the Trade Fair Palace project and stayed in his shadow. The construction began in 1925 and the building was opened on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the founding of the Czechoslovak Republic. It is a functionalist building that is dominant in Prague Holešovice and at the time of its creation it was the largest of its kind in the world and served Prague for sample trade fairs. The construction and all the other spaces were badly damaged by the fire in 1974 and two years later it was decided to renovate the building, which then continued till the 1990’s. In 1976 the National Gallery in Prague became its new owner and it created a permanent exhibition of Modern Art of the 20th and later of the 21st Century in the interior of a luxury building.

Josef Fuchs’ architectural luxury

Luxurious buildings do not necessarily need to be overflowing with intricate construction, expensive materials and spectacular decoration. Josef Fuchs worked based on the concept of maximum functionality. His villas and his other projects prove that simplicity, perfect proportions and geometric precision also have something to say in the 21st Century.

Luxusní vila 5+kk na pronájem, Praha západ
Luxusní vila 5+kk na pronájem, Praha západ, Okolí Prahy

If we take a look at his own villa, which was built on rather difficult sloping terrain above Prague, we can find simplicity and perhaps even commonness. But appearances can be deceptive. The architectural design is accurate and creates enough room for spacious and luxurious living including providing a flat for a housekeeper.

Josef Fuchs also created other villas and family houses in Prague 6 and Prague 9. He was also the creator of the winter stadium in Štvanice, where four world championships took place. A slight change was the cooperation that was offered in the grounds of the Zoo in Prague Troja.

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Národní galerie - Veletržní palác
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From the beginning of 2017 the Luxurious Lucerna Palace Complex has been listed as a national cultural monument. This first arcade building can be attributed to the grandfather of the former Czech President Václav Havel.

The Lucerna Palace: Recession, Art Nouveau and Vlasta Burian

Eva Ledecká
25.Jul 2017
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Kavárna

The unique luxury building that is located in the city centre is used for cultural purposes and is decorated with an eccentric statue with a pinch of humour, an upside- down horse created by David Černý (the work entitled The Horse that represents St. Wenceslas sitting on the belly of his dead horse). The Lucerna Palace is unique and therefore it is worth learning a little about it. 

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Mramorový sál paláce Lucerna
Palác Lucerna - střechy

The first Arcade Building in Prague

The Lucerna Palace represents the very first arcade building in Prague, in which luxurious late Art Nouveau and advanced modernism with a natural elegance were combined.

Already in 1905 Vácslav Havel, who was a builder and designer operating in Bohemia at the cusp of the 19th and the 20th Centuries and was also the grandfather of Václav Havel, the former President of the Czech Republic, had the desire to build a modern multipurpose centre right in the heart of the city. In order to be able to finance the construction of Lucerna, he was obliged to sell several of his apartment buildings.

Prodej luxusního rodinného domu na Praze 6
Prodej luxusního rodinného domu na Praze 6, Praha 6

The Centre of Social Life

The Lucerna Palace was built between the years 1907 and 1921 and it was a unique building at that time, one of the first in Prague that was built of reinforced concrete.

Concerts, balls, conferences and even sports matches took place there and, for example, boxing took place there during the period of the First Republic. The complex comprises the Lucerna Cinema and the Lucerna Bar, the Grand Hall, and on the second floor there is the Marble Hall. The complex also includes shops together with the Kávovarna Café, however the Hvězda passage and the U Nováků House passage do not constitute part of the complex; they were built later and were connected to the first passage in Prague.

Cabaret full of stars

In the middle of the last century in the location in which the Lucerna Bar is currently located, , you could step into a luxurious cabaret environment in which such personalities as Vlasta Burian, Karel Hašler and even Voskovec and Werich performed.

Lucerna can boast about its Grand Hall

The Grand Hall of the Lucerna Palace is the pride of the entire complex and represents the central area of the Palace. With its length of 54 metres, its width of 25.5 metres and height 9 metres at its full capacity it holds 2,500 standing and 1,500 seated visitors.

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