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The five-story building features a concrete frame structure, natural lighting through large windows, and ceramic tile cladding on its exterior walls.

Built in 1928-1929 by architect Karel Kotas, the building opened as a department store on March 1, 1929, introducing functionalist architecture to Ostrava.

The structure received monument status in 1988 and transformed into a bookstore, making it a center for literature and reading in Ostrava.

Located at Smetanovo náměstí 222/8, the building rises 18.98 meters with its staircase reaching 24.2 meters at its highest point.

Belgian opaxite glass installed between window pillars in 1931 created an optical effect of connecting windows into continuous horizontal bands.

Location: Moravská Ostrava

Architectural style: modern architecture

Address: Smetanovo nám. 222/8

GPS coordinates: 49.83200,18.28990

Latest update: March 12, 2025 22:33