This walking tour through the villa neighborhood in Bubeneč will introduce the conservative owners of the grand houses located along a former homestead called Zátorka. We will hear stories of the most important entrepreneurs from the era of the First Czechoslovak Republic as well as unknown families who lived here before WWII.
We will take a look at the villa of Rudolf Slánský, the right hand of the 1st communist president Klement Gottwald, who eventually ordered Slánský’s execution per instructions from Josip Stalin. Then we will come to the villa of the 2nd Czechoslovak president Edvard Beneš and also the famous villa Bianca, designed by important Czech architect Jan Kotěra (student of Austrian genius Otto Wagner, co-founder of the Art Nouveau style in Central Europe). We will learn about the people who lived here and find out who was behind the foundation of the Holešovice Exhibition Grounds and the Museum of Decorative Arts.
Practical Information:
- The meeting place is by the crossing of two streets – U Vorlíků and Pod Kaštany – on the sidewalk at the corner close to the crosswalk.
- The telephone contact for the guide will be indicated on the ticket for cases of emergency.
- The expected duration of the event is approx. 90 minutes.
- The tour will be guided by Michal Šedivý.
- The capacity of the group is limited, tickets can only be purchased in advance.
- We take photographs and/or video footage at selected events for purposes of documentation and promotion. More details can be found here.
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