Mezitraťová 26, Residential villa in Prague 9, Czech Republic.
Mezitraťová 26 is a two-story villa situated in the Hrdlořezy neighborhood of Prague 9, positioned between railway tracks. It displays typical early 20th-century architectural features with straightforward yet distinctive detailing from that era.
The estate began as a farmstead called "Winice", with a dwelling from the early 18th century. In 1923 Ladislav Jiránek owned it and rebuilt the building for a confectionery, chocolate and biscuit factory; his brother Antonín added a high balustraded wall with vases. In 1945 the family art collection passed to the National Gallery in Prague, and in 1950 the firm and building were nationalized under Orion.
The villa's name comes from Ladislav Jiránek, who owned the property by 1923 and rebuilt it for a confectionery, chocolate and biscuit factory. His brother Antonín, an art patron, added a high boundary wall with balustrades and vases, and kept a painting collection here, including works by their brother Miloš Jiránek (1875–1911).
The villa is easily accessible via bus stops at Na Lukách and Mezitraťová, and lies on a street with a cycling path. This convenient location makes it simple to explore the area using different means of transport.
The villa's garden held an arboretum of about three hundred mostly South American trees and shrubs. In the centre of a round Neo-Renaissance gazebo some three metres high, the brothers Antonín and Ladislav placed a Baroque-style vase holding the ashes of their brother Miloš, a painter and graphic artist (1875–1911). The metalwork, resembling a web with spirals, loops and stylised plant motifs, was made by master craftsman Alois Frolík.
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