Military Cartographic Institute, Cultural monument in Bubeneč, Czech Republic.
The former Military Geographical Institute is a three-storey building at Rooseveltova 620/23 in Bubeneč, designed by Bedřich Feuerstein and built between 1923 and 1925 for 12 million Kč. Its main façade was set back half a metre from the street line, and a single-storey structure stands in the courtyard. Author supervision was carried out by architect Josef Havlíček.
Military geographic work began on 27 November 1918, when the Czechoslovak high command ordered a cartography department; the Military Geographical Institute itself was created by the Ministry of National Defence on 15 October 1919 under the general staff. Bedřich Feuerstein designed the building in 1921–1923, it was built in 1923–1925 for 12 million Kč, and staff moved in from December 1925. President T. G. Masaryk visited on 2 April 1926, and the institute occupied it until 2003.
The building's name recalls the Vojenský zeměpisný ústav, the military geographic institute founded in 1919 and renamed to this form in 1923. Its staff had earlier worked from railway carriages with the Czechoslovak Legion in Russia, where a topographic section of 60 members ran a printing press. President T. G. Masaryk visited the new premises on 2 April 1926.
The building is located in the Bubeneč neighborhood and can be reached by public transportation from central Prague. Visitors should check in advance whether tours are available, as it is an institution with specific access requirements.
The collection includes maps spanning multiple centuries, some showing territorial boundaries that no longer exist today. These historical maps offer insights into the geographic changes that shaped Europe and surrounding regions.
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