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Expo 95 Poster
Vojtěch Hynais Where to See
designed this poster the National Revival
for the ethnographic
exhibition of folk Many of Prague’s remarkable
culture in 1895. In the monuments, the National
Art Nouveau style, it Museum for example, were built
reflected the new around this period. One fine
appreciation of example of Art Nouveau archi-
regional traditions. tecture is the Municipal House (see
p66), where the Mayor’s Room has
murals by Mucha. The grand
Rudolfinum (see p86) and the
National Theatre (see pp156–7)
Sagittarius Municipal House have gloriously -decorated interiors
Allegories of civic by great artists of the day. The
virtues painted by Prague Museum (see p161) has
Alfons Mucha many objects from the late 19th
adorn this Art and early 20th centuries as well as
Nouveau interior. the original painting for Mánes’ Old
Town Square’s Astronomical Clock.

Jewish Quarter
From 1897 onwards,
the slum housing of
the ghetto was National Museum The Neo-
replaced with new Renaissance façade dominates
apartment blocks. the skyline (see p147).

National Theatre The decor has
murals by Czech artists, including
Aleš (see pp156–7).

1896 Proper city
1881 Newly opened National Theatre transport of electric 1916 Emperor
destroyed by fire, then rebuilt trams starts Franz Josef dies
1883 Re-opening of 1897–1917 Slums of
the National Theatre Jewish Ghetto cleared
National Theatre
1860 1880 1900
1891 Jubilee Exhibition
1884–91 Building of
1868 Foundation the National Museum 1912 Municipal House opens
stone for National
Theatre laid Early electric trams 1883 First public lighting with electric lamps 1914 World War I begins

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