Centrotex building, Brutalist office building in Nusle, Czech Republic.
Centrotex is a 74-metre-high administrative tower on Náměstí Hrdinů, made of two connected blocks: a taller southern section about 60 by 20 metres and a lower northern one about 40 by 20 metres. It stands directly above the Pražského povstání metro station on line C.
Built in 1978 to designs by architects Václav Hilský and Otakar Jurenka, the tower served during the communist era as headquarters of Centrotex, a state enterprise mediating foreign trade. It now houses the Czech Ministry of Interior.
The building's name comes from Centrotex, the state foreign-trade enterprise that occupied it during the communist era, mediating business with foreign partners. Today it houses the Czech Ministry of the Interior, so the tower is a working government office rather than a site open to visitors.
The building is located at Náměstí Hrdinů 3 in Prague 4 and sits directly near Pražského povstání metro station for easy public transport access. The surrounding area offers clear sightlines to view the structure from multiple angles.
A granite relief sculpture by artist Stanislav Hanzík stands near the metro station, commemorating events from 1945 through abstract artistic forms. Most visitors overlook this work despite its role as a quiet historical marker.
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