Kulturní dům Střelnice, Theatre and cultural house in Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
Kulturní dům Střelnice is a four-storey block of modernist-classicist buildings at Střelecká 45 in the Pražské Předměstí district of Hradec Králové. It holds a large hall for 2,000 people, a small hall, club rooms, a library, accommodation rooms and a summer Japanese café on the terrace. Much of it is now weathered and awaits major renovation.
The building was designed by architect Oldřich Liska between 1927 and 1928, combining modernist style with classical elements. Its roots trace back to a local shooting club that founded the site in 1797 before it transformed into a cultural institution.
The name Střelnice recalls the shooting range founded here in 1797 by Hradec Králové's bourgeois marksmen, later sharpshooters. Since 1909 the building has belonged to the Social Democratic building cooperative, and the party secretariat and affiliated unions still sit here, as they did when Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk spoke in the garden on 1 May 1892.
Kulturní dům Střelnice stands at Střelecká čp. 45 in the Pražské Předměstí quarter of Hradec Králové. The four-storey building is in poor condition, with peeling and shabby facades, and the sources call for a fundamental reconstruction. Visitors should expect worn interiors rather than a restored venue.
The building retains architectural details from the interwar period that remain visible in the interior design and structures. These features give the space a distinct character compared to more modern cultural facilities.
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