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The House of the Black Madonna

Situated on the corner of Celetna Street and Ovocny trh, this building was constructed in 1911-1912 by the noted architect Josef Gocar, and it bears a distinct cubic style. Cubism uses geometric shapes in its buildings and this is most certainly the case with this building. The House of the Black Madonna was originally a building that housed both offices and commercial shops, as well as residential areas. Now though it is considered to be a national monument and is currently an art gallery celebrating the Cubism movement.

House of the Black Madonna – Prague jewell and a magnet for tourists

April 14, 2018 The House of the Black Madonna 0

For only three years the members of the Group of fine artists worked in the cubist style before WW1 started. Although a few iconic buildings that attract both Prague inhabitants and the tourists were built in this ultra-modern style. House of the Black Madonna is one of them. Today there …

The House of the Black Madonna

November 26, 2015 Attractions/What to See, Celetna Street, The House of the Black Madonna, The Royal Route 0

This building at Celetná no. 34 was designed by Josef Gočár between 1911 and 1912 as a multifunctional building with shops on the ground floor and offices, flats and the legendary Orient coffee house with its cubist furniture on the floors above. It is a real architectural masterpiece with huge …