Pöttingeum, School building and cultural monument in Olomouc, Czech Republic.

The Pöttingeum is a two-storey corner building in Neo-Gothic style, with its main wings facing Palackého and Pöttingova streets. The corner is joined by a ground-floor gymnasium and a chapel occupying two upper floors. The facade has three rows of rectangular windows separated by cornices and decorated with rustication; the entrances are modest projections with blind pointed arches, finials and crockets.

The building was constructed between 1894 and 1895 following architect Jakob Gartner's design plans. Karel Starý Sr. led the construction, creating Count Pötting's property as an educational facility for women.

The institute was the first Czech-language school for women's professions in Olomouc, with a literary school for girls aged 11 to 14, plus cookery-housekeeping and industrial schools. Its premises also hosted lectures, theatre performances, exhibitions and concerts; the singer Ema Destinnová performed here, and the guitarist Karel Plíhal made his first public appearance here at fifteen.

The building now functions as a medical school administered by the Olomouc Region with its main entrance at Pöttingova 624/2. Keep in mind that this is an active educational facility, so visits should be arranged in advance.

The corner of the building holds a chapel spanning two upper floors above the ground-floor gymnasium, linking the wings on Palackého and Pöttingova streets. In the second half of the 20th century the chapel was converted into a concert hall. The guitarist Karel Plíhal gave his first public performance here at fifteen with the country-swing group Hučka.