Vila Eden I, Historic villa in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
Vila Eden I is a two-storey villa with a mansard roof at Křižíkova 1345/10 in the Westend district of Karlovy Vary. Its broad facade is centred on a risalit ending in a balcony, with a broken attic gable and dormer above; continuous balconies run along the first and second floors. A two-arm staircase with terrace leads to the main entrance.
The villa was built in 1929 during the period when Karlovy Vary was growing as a major spa destination. Its construction reflects the town's development into one of Europe's important health resorts.
The villa's name Eden was not original: it was built as Villa Doktor Müller for the Karlovy Vary physician Isidor Müller, who ran a spa sanatorium here until 1939. During the Second World War the building was called Polizeikuranstalt, and after nationalisation it served as the Léčebný ústav Jiřího Dimitrova.
Vila Eden I stands at the edge of the Karlovy Vary spa forests in Křižíkova Street 1345/10, in the Westend district. A two-armed staircase with a semicircular landing and a small fountain, built in 1930 to Paul Schauffuss's plans, leads up the slope to the main entrance and terrace. The building is recorded as a residential property owned by the Czech Republic, so it is not open to visitors.
The villa was built in 1928–1929 for the Karlovy Vary physician Isidor Müller as a spa sanatorium, designed by architect and builder Paul Schauffuss. Müller's request to add a floor was refused by the city building office and confirmed on appeal by the Provincial Council in Prague on 14 February 1929, so the house was completed to the original two-storey design.
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