Prague Municipal House - 6

Municipal House is a civic building located on Náměstí Republiky next to the Powder Gate in the center of Prague. It houses Smetana Hall, a... more

by Hany J

Title

Prague Municipal House - 6

Artist

Hany J

Medium

Photograph - Original Photo

Description

Municipal House is a civic building located on Náměstí Republiky next to the Powder Gate in the center of Prague. It houses Smetana Hall, a celebrated concert venue. Historically, the Municipal House was the location of the Czechoslovak declaration of independence.

The building is of the Art Nouveau architecture style. The building’s exterior has allegorical art and stucco. There is a mosaic called Homage to Prague over the entrance. On either side are allegorical sculpture groups representing The Degradation of the People and The Resurrection of the People. The Smetana Hall serves as a concert hall and a ballroom for various functions. The building also has a glass dome, and houses many pieces of artwork by various artists.

Today, the building is used as concert hall, ballroom, civic building, and includes cafes and restaurants. Many of the rooms in the building are closed to the public and open only for guided tours.

All images are taken with a Canon 5D III (full frame) and a Canon 7D II (crop frame) using a variety of Canon L-Series lenses, and Tamron and Sigma pro-line lenses; processed in RAW with ACR, PSC, Photomatix, and a variety of other imaging software.

All images are Copyright © 2018 Hany G. Jadaa; C.Chem. M.Sc. Eng.; and Copyright © 2018 Prince John Photography (the Artist). The material contained herein may not be reproduced, copied, edited, published, transmitted or downloaded in any way, shape or form. All rights are reserved. Copying, altering, displaying or redistribution of any of these images without written permission from the Artist is strictly prohibited and will be prosecuted under US, Canadian, European, and Australian Copyright laws.

Image is available for purchase at higher resolution and no copyright stamps upon request. Please contact the artist directly at pjphotography@uniserve.com

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March 15th, 2019