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VY_32_INOVACE_18_09. www.zlinskedumy.cz. 21. How high is the building?. Baťa's Skyscraper , also known as Building No. 21 is a skyscraper in Zlín , Czech Republic . It is 77.5 metres high and has sixteen floors.
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How high is the building? • Baťa's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21 is a skyscraper in Zlín, Czech Republic. • It is 77.5 metres high and has sixteen floors. • It was the administration building of the shoemaking factory Bata Shoes. • This building was one of the first high-rise buildings in Europe—the second tallest after Boerentoren. • The building is in constructivist architecture and was designed by VladimírKarfík. • The building was built between 1937 and 1938 at the order of Jan AntonínBaťa.
This tallest Czechoslovak building (77.5 m) was designed by architect VladimírKarfík. The building has recently undergone an expensive renovation and is currently the headquarters of the Zlín Regional Government.
Do you know anything about the elevator? • Baťa's Skyscraper (Baťůvmrakodrap, Jednadvacítka) was built by Jan Antonin Bata to serve as the central office for the worldwide Bata organization. • Through Jan Bata's detailed plans of work, a small group of workers was able to build one floor per month, completing the building in a little more than a year. • The skyscraper was finished in 1938 with one special feature: Jan had his office built inside of an elevator so that he could move from floor to floor to manage his businesses of more than 100,000 employees. • This elevator office also has a working sink, a working telephone, and had built in air conditioning. This tallest Czechoslovak building (77.5 m) was designed by architect VladimírKarfík. The building has recently undergone an expensive renovation and is currently the headquarters of the Zlín Regional Government.
Vladimir Karfík (Idrija, 26 October 1901 – Brno, 6 June 1996) was one of the most important, well-known and influential Czechoslovakarchitects. His life, professional career and his work reflected a lot of changes characteristic for the 20th century. He cooperated with many famous creators of the modern architecture all over the world. His architecture from in all periods of his life is very understandable and universal. The most important part of it was represented by function, construction, economy and beauty. Among other works, he designed Baťa’s Skyscraper in Zlín.
What buildings of that time are also interesting? • Baťa’s Hospital in Zlín was originally founded in 1927 and quickly developed into one of the most modern Czechoslovak hospitals. The original architectural set up was designed by FrantišekLydieGahura. • The Grand Cinema (Velkékino) was built in 1932 and became the largest cinema in Europe (2580 seated viewers) in its time. The cinema also boasted the largest movie screen in Europe (9 x 7 meters). This technological marvel was designed by the Czech architects MiroslavLorenc (1896–1943) and FrantišekLydieGahura (1896–1958). • The Monument of TomášBaťa was built in 1933 by FrantišekLydieGahura. The original purpose of the building was to commemorate the achievements of Baťa before his unexpected death in a plane crash in 1932. The building itself is a constructivist masterpiece. It has served as the seat of the Philharmonic Orchestra of BohuslavaMartinů since 1955.
The Villa of TomášBaťa was an early architectural achievement in Zlín (the construction was finished in 1911). The building's design was carried out by the famous Czech architect Jan Kotěra, professor at Prague's Academy of Fine Arts. After its confiscation in 1945 the building served as a Pioneers' house. Being returned to Tomáš J. Baťa, the son of the company's founder, the building houses the headquarters of the Thomas Bata Foundation.
Who was he? Le Corbusier (an altered form of his maternal grandfather's name, Lecorbésier)
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