Since the collapse of the Iron Curtain in 1991, Prague has
become one of Europe's--and the world's--most popular tourist
destinations. As in London, Paris, and Rome, visitors flock to the
gorgeous buildings and monuments that grace the streets of Prague,
entranced by structures ranging from Gothic and baroque to cubist
and neoclassical. And while hundreds of thousands stroll over the
Charles Bridge and gaze up at the St. Vitus Cathedral each year,
far fewer venture away from the crowds to seek out the countless
gems of art nouveau peppered throughout Prague.
With "Art-Nouveau Prague," Petr Wittlich--one of Europe's
leading experts on nineteenth- and twentieth-century
architecture--tours those monuments and buildings of Prague
representative of the art nouveau movement and offers insightful
commentary on each. Along the way, Wittlich visits such sites as
the Municipal House, the Wilson Railway Station, the Grand Hotel
Europa, and works by sculptors Frantisek Bilek, Ladislav Saloun,
and Stanislav Sucharda.
An introductory essay by Wittlich emphasizing the role of art
nouveau within contemporary currents of modern European art
accompanies more than one hundred color illustrations of some of
the most stunning examples of art nouveau architecture and
decoration in existence, and a detailed bibliography provides
additional reading for each of the sites displayed in the book.
"Art-Nouveau Prague" is a must-have for those traveling to Prague
for the first time or for anyone who appreciates or wants to learn
more about art nouveau style.
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