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New Town, Czech Republic

Bank of the Czechoslovak Legions

New Town, Czech Republic

Bank of the Czechoslovak Legions
Photo: Slimejs · CC BY 2.5 · Wikimedia Commons

Exterior only

Visible from the street; the inside is private.

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The Bank of the Czechoslovak Legions stands in Prague's New Town as a striking example of Rondocubism, an architectural style that emerged in early twentieth-century Czechoslovakia. Designed by Josef Gočár and completed in 1923, the building served as corporate headquarters for the bank and exemplifies the geometric abstraction and dynamic forms characteristic of the movement. Recognized as a cultural monument of the Czech Republic, it remains an important work of interwar modernism that blends cubist principles with rounded, circular elements to create a distinctive visual identity.

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Type
corporate headquarters, bank building
Heritage
cultural monument of the Czech Republic
Place
New Town, Czech Republic

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