Baťa's Skyscraper
Zlín, Czech Republic
Exterior only
Visible from the street; the inside is private.
Baťa's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21, is a functionalist office tower in Zlín, Czech Republic, designed by Vladimír Karfík and built between 1936 and 1938. Rising 77.5 metres over sixteen floors, it was the administration building of Bata Shoes and is now the headquarters of the Zlín Region. It was one of the first high-rise buildings in Europe and is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.
Architect
Movement
- Built
- Type
- office building
- Heritage
- cultural monument of the Czech Republic
- Height
- 77.5 m
- Place
- Zlín, Czech Republic
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