Maceškův palác, Palace and theatre in Vinohrady district, Prague, Czech Republic
Maceškův Palace is a large commercial building at Vinohradská třída 2165/48 in Vinohrady, Prague 2, with further entrances from Budečská and Slezská streets. Erected in 1929 for the sausage maker Emanuel Maceška, it housed one of his firm's production facilities, a café, a wine bar and the cinema Maceška, later Bio Illusion. Since 2014 the building has held the Theatre ROYAL cultural space, alongside private medical practices and a business academy.
Emanuel Maceška, a Prague sausage manufacturer, commissioned the building in 1929 as a symbol of his business success during a prosperous period. The construction reflected the economic growth and modernization happening in Prague at that time.
The building's former cinema, opened in 1929 as Maceška and later called Bio Illusion, closed in 2006; since 2014 the space has housed Theatre ROYAL. The palace also contains private medical practices and a business academy, so theatregoers share the address with clinics and students.
The closest metro station is Náměstí Míru, about five minutes' walk from the palace, and tram stops Vinohradská tržnice and Šumavská provide additional access options. Public transport connections make the venue easy to reach from different parts of the city.
The cinema in the palace opened in August 1929 with the French film Madame Récamier, under the name Maceška; it was later known as Bio Illusion and closed in 2006. From 2014 the premises have housed the Theatre ROYAL.
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