Vychovatelna, Cultural monument and château in Libeň, Czech Republic.
Vychovatelna is a two-storey neo-baroque chateau built in 1906–1907 to a design by architect Jan Kříženecký in Libeň, Prague 8. Since 1941 it has served as Pavilion No. 4 of Na Bulovce Hospital, housing its internal medicine department.
Built in 1906–1907 in neo-baroque style to the design of architect Jan Kříženecký, it housed Prague's first institution for morally neglected youths aged 8 to 18, an idea pushed by the traveller Vojtěch Náprstek; 55 wards lived there. Since 1941 it has belonged to Na Bulovce hospital as pavilion No. 4, and on 3 August 2004 it was declared a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
The name Vychovatelna comes from the educational institution (vychovatelna) opened here for morally neglected youths aged 8 to 18, the first of its kind in Bohemia, founded on a proposal by the traveller Vojtěch Náprstek. It housed 55 wards and since 1941 has served as Pavilion No. 4 of Na Bulovce hospital.
The building is located in the Libeň district and is easy to explore from the outside as it sits along the street. Since it is a protected monument, access inside may be limited and should be checked in advance.
The institute that opened here in 1907 was the first of its kind in Bohemia, and its founding was pushed for by the traveller Vojtěch Náprstek. It housed 55 wards aged 8 to 18.
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