Radio Palace, Art deco cultural venue in Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Radio Palace is a six-storey rondocubist building by Alois Dryák occupying a whole block on Vinohradská třída, with side entrances on Blanická and Sázavská. Its Art Deco façade carries a post horn and telegraph lightning bolts above the main door, and a lower two-storey wing holds the former cinema hall.
Construction began in 1922 under architect Alois Dryák and opened to the public in 1925. The building emerged during an era when radio and theatre were vital cultural media, bringing both functions into one structure.
The name Radio Palace comes from Radiojournal, which set up its studio in a rented four-room flat here from 1 July 1924 to 15 March 1925. The basement cinema, opened on 1 October 1924 as kino Radio, kept that name until the February 1945 air raid and reopened in 1946 as kino Květen. Above the main entrance, a relief of a postal tube and telegraph lightning bolts recalls the building's origin as the Post Office Purchasing House.
The building is well-connected by Prague's public transportation system in the Vinohrady neighborhood. Visitors should check ahead for upcoming performances and plan their journey accordingly.
The name comes from Radiojournal, which set up a four-room studio in a rented flat here on 1 July 1924 and stayed until 15 March 1925, when it moved to the nearby Orbis building. Above the main entrance, a relief of a postal tube and telegraph lightning bolts recalls the building's origin as the Postal Purchasing House.
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