Dům Radost

Building in Žižkov, Prague

50°5′4″N 14°26′33″E / 50.08444°N 14.44250°E / 50.08444; 14.44250Construction started1932Completed1934Height53 metres (174 ft)Technical detailsFloor count13Design and constructionArchitect(s)Karel Honzík, Josef Havlíček

Dům Radost (translated from Czech: House of Joy) is a functionalist building in Prague, Czech Republic. It is located next to Winston Churchill square in Žižkov district. It was built from 1932 to 1934. This 52 metres (171 ft) high building with 13 floors and cross floor plan inspired by French architect Le Corbusier was once the tallest office building in the country. The complex serves as offices, apartments, theater, cinema, cafe and observatory since 2019.^[1] Since 1964, it is a cultural monument of the Czech Republic.

Name

The building is historically known as Dům odborových svazů (translated as House of Trade Unions)^[2] or palác Všeobecného penzijního ústavu (translated as General Pension Administration Palace). Sometimes, it is also called as kachlíkárna (badly translated as Tile Factory, better as Tile House) due to its facade.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b Johnston, Raymond (2019-10-03). "Former 1930s-era Žižkov 'tile factory' poised to become new culture center with addition of cinema and music club". Expats.cz. Archived from the original on 2019-10-09. Retrieved 2019-10-12.
^ "House of Trade Unions". openhousepraha.cz. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2019-10-12.