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Tato prezentace je hrazena z projektu: Spolupráce s partnery – základ kvalitní odborné výuky Registrační číslo: CZ.1.07/1.1.01/02.0033
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A Building of the Czech Post by David Cabejšek, Tomáš Chytka ve školním roce 2011/2012
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History ► The building of a post office was built by an architect Rudolf Wolf in 1898. ► This new building replaced the original one in Gottwald´s Square and became was one of three main post offices which were located in Třebíč. ► Earlier, in 1897, another post office was built in the area of a shoe factory in Borovina. ► A third post office was put into operation in Engelsova Street in 1963.
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► In a two-storey house there were except a post office also a telegraph and a telegraph exchange. ► In the telegraph exchange there worked 22 people. ► The first operator was a rich burgher and businessman Karel Fundulus.
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Architecture ► A so-called columbine is situated on the ground floor on the left from the main entrance. It is above the ledge between the third and fourth window. ► On the shield below the symbol there always used to be a bilingual name of the office, in this case it was: a CK post office, a telegraph and a telephone office. ► The building still has only two floors. ► Among interesting architectural elements belong so-called caryatids (small sculptures of naked women that can be found between windows) ► On the corner there is a roof in the shape of a tower. ► Significant elements called pediments are located above the windows.
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pic. Period view from the Catholic Grammar School.
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pic. The current view from the Catholic Grammar School..
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pic. Period view on the front side of the building.
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pic. Today's view on the front side of the building.
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pic. Period and contemporary view on a corner building dome
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Pic. Period and contemporary view from Charles Square
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Pic. The back of the building
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Pic. View from the beginning of the construction
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Pic. Details of caryatids and frontons located above windows
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