Elektrárna Holešovice, Former power station in Holešovice, Czech Republic.
Elektrárna Holešovice is a former power station with red brick walls, large windows, and sturdy concrete structures in northern Prague. The building keeps its industrial form while showing modern additions that support its current uses.
The station was built in the early 1900s to supply electricity to Prague's growing neighborhoods. It played an important part in the city's industrial development during its modernization.
The former power station has become a hub for artists and creative professionals who work in its spaces today. Galleries, studios, and events now fill the rooms, showing how the city transforms industrial buildings into places where culture happens.
The site is open to visitors and easy to reach, with clear entrances and helpful signage throughout. Checking the website ahead of time helps you know what exhibitions or events are happening when you visit.
Inside you can still see original machine rooms and transformers from the era of early electricity generation. These remnants show technical solutions from a time when providing power to the city was a completely new challenge.
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